The TARANTULA KEEPER'S GUIDE

Second Edition

Appendix C. Comprehensive Index.

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A

Abdomen, 12
Acanthocephela, 56
Acanthogonatus pissii, common names, 263
Acanthoscurria antillensis, common names, 264
Acanthoscurria musculosa, common names, 264
Acari, 60
Acarina, 60
Acheta domestica, 127
Achilles' heels, 172, 236
Acid
formic, 129
mild, 156
uric, 42
vinegar, 156
Acquiring a tarantula, 30, 100, 102, 104, 105, 108, 126, 132, 155, 178, 179, 194, 208, 227, 228, 230, 238, 239
Acroceridae/acrocerids, 164
Actinopodidae, 61
Adenine, 42
Adult education programs, 252
Adults
captive breeding, 104, 237, 238
colony initialization, 73
determining sex, 104, 194, 195
females, 85, 86, 104, 194, 195
habits/behavior, 86, 118
males, 43, 195
molting, 23, 29-31, 128
purchasing, 104-106, 237
survival/life expectancy, 104, 105, 155
ultimate instar, 29
Advertisements, 106, 199, 228, 253, 254
Aficionados, 100, 101, 136, 138, 139, 167, 216, 261, 262")
Africa, 5, 70, 71, 93, 95, 100, 119, 137-140, 144, 178, 182, 257
African goliath tarantula, 269
African horned tarantula, 267
African redrump tarantula, 268
African rock scorpion, Hadogenes species, 59
Age/aging
balding, 29
estimating, 104
males, 89, 203
maturation, 79
molting, 29, 30, 152
old age, 30, 78
preferred at purchase, 104
rates, 88, 122
separation of spiderlings, 225
Aggregations, 73
Aggression
correlation with origin, 21
guarding eggsac, 85, 213
occurrence in tarantulas, 6, 7
response to abuse, 166
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Department of, 69
Agriculture/agricultural
environmental damage, 236
husbandry/inbreeding, 204
interests and food animals, 131
permits, 167, 181, 221
pesticides, 70, 236
predatory mites, 167
Airport, 190, 191
Alcohol
antifreeze bottles, 173
concentration, 188
disinfecting/sanitizing, 148, 159, 161
ethyl/ethanol, 55, 187
isopropyl/isopropanol, 187
mailing, 189
methyl/methanol, 187
museum specimens, 20, 55, 187
thermometers, 197
Allergies
insect bites and stings, 144
serums, horse or goat, 145
urticating bristles, 20, 139
Also Sprach Zarathustra, 3, 96
Aluminum
cage covers, 112
foil, 123, 201
Alveolus, 44
Amazonia, South America, 74, 257
Amblypygi, 60, 65, 87
America, Central
range of tarantulas, 69
species, 102, 139, 146, 161
venom of tarantulas, 146
America, North
common names, 1, 65, 67, 135
home temperatures, 224
mating season, 205
molting season, 30, 205
native peoples, 96
range of tarantulas, 47, 69, 74, 163, 167, 173
species, 79, 145, 237
spider bites, 4
venom of tarantulas, 145
America, South
exploitation, 239
French Guiana, 45
native peoples, 95
range of tarantulas, 69
dangerous tarantulas, 100
species, 100, 102, 139, 146
Suriname, 2
venom of tarantulas, 146
American Arachnological Society, 65, 66, 261, 265
American Entomological Society, 67, 89
American Tarantula Society, 67, 106, 185, 220, 245, 248, 261
Ammonia
cleaning chemicals, 169
physiological waste products, 42
Ammonium chloride, 156
Amphibians, 74, 99
Amputation, 153
Anaerobic respiration, 45
Analogues/analogous
antennae and pedipalps, 15
brains and nervous systems, 35
detailed discussion, 15
endoskeletons, 34
leg segments, 17
Malpighian tubules, 41
senses, 26
wings of birds and insects, 15
Anesthesia/anesthetics
detailed discussion, 155-158
fruit flies, 222
Animal
CITES appendices, 241, 242
cohabiting with tarantulas, 74
dealers, 138
domestication, 205, 210, 239, 240
extinction, 235, 236, 244
first terrestrial, 49
food chains, 75
habitat protection, 178
husbandry, 204
identifying, 182
international trade, 242
interpreted only as vertebrate, 181
kingdom, 6, 42, 55-57, 64
museum specimens, 189, 192
nomenclatural system/scientific names, 54, 62, 65
number of species, 11, 55, 99
Animalia, kingdom,, 56, 57, 64
Annelida/annelids, 44, 56
Anolis caroliniana, 135
Ant Farms, 117
Antarctica, 135
Antennae
defined, 58
insects, 15
lacking in chelicerates, tarantulas, 15, 58
Antibiotics, 158, 161
Antibodies, 37
Antifreeze, 173
Antilles pinktoe tarantula, 266
Antiseptics, 143
Antivenins, 139, 145
Antrodiaetidae, 61
Ants
Atta, 169
carnivorous, 130, 168
colonies, 73
driver ants, 169
eliminating, 169
fire ants, 87
formicarium, 117
habits, 169
harvester ants, 87
interaction with tarantulas, 87, 168
omnivorous, 130, 168
predatory, 74, 86, 87, 129, 130, 168, 169, 180, 202
stinging, 182, 183
tarantula food, 129, 130, 168
vegetarian, 130, 168
Anus, 14, 40, 41, 51
Aorta, 38
Aphonopelma anax
colonies, 73
common names, 264
diurnal activity, 77
life expectancy, 88
mating strategy, 78, 84, 86, 205
maturing molt, 79
resistance to pesticides, 147
Aphonopelma as a taxon, 62, 64
abbreviation, 65
taxonomic changes, 61, 64, 263, 266
Aphonopelma californicum
common names, 264
experimental bites, 146
species may not be valid, 264
Aphonopelma caniceps
common names, 264
incubation period, 218
Aphonopelma chalcodes
avoiding flooding, 77
brooding, illustration, 212
common names, 264
illustrations, 30, 212
incubation period, 218
laying eggs, illustration, 212
molting, 30
personality, 102
Aphonopelma crinita
common names, 264
experimental bites, 146
Aphonopelma hentzi
Arkansas, 30, 85-87, 205
as a taxon, 62, 64
burrow plugging, 85
common names, 264
egg laying, 85
incubation period, 218
life expectancy, 87
mating strategy, 86, 205
molting, 30, 79
personality, 102
species may not be valid, 264
spiderlings emerge from eggsac, 86
Aphonopelma moderatum
burrow plugging, 78
burrow, illustration, 46
common names, 265
illustrations, 77, 78
personality, 78, 102, 139, 140, 143, 144
Aphonopelma pallidum, common names, 265
Aphonopelma paloma, 71
Aphonopelma seemanni
common names, 265
illustration, 17
incubation period, 218
injury, 158
markings, 17
molting/post-ultimate molt, 31, 88
personality, 101
sexual signaling, 91
Aphonopelma species
biting, 140, 144
crippled, 15, 154, 155
eggsac production, 85
post-ultimate molt, 88
unidentified, California, 72
unidentified, Mexican, 15, 154, 155
unidentified, Texas, 72, 74, 85, 88, 140, 144, 163, 164
Apodemes
book lungs, 39
central, 13, 34, 44, 50
definition, 34
muscle attachment, 34, 44, 46, 50
tergal, 13
Apolysis, 24
Apophysis/apophyses, 15, 34
Apothecaries, 159, 160, 162, 190, 199
Appendages
analogous/homologous, 15
antennae, 15, 58
arthropods, 58
articulation, 60
autotomy, 31
chelicerae, 14, 15, 18, 21, 39, 40, 44, 50, 58-60, 83, 90, 141, 145, 155, 195, 225
detailed discussion, 14-18
embryonic, 28
exoskeleton, 11
jaws, 14, 15, 39, 52, 58
legs, 16
mandibles, 14, 15, 58, 198
molting, 152
moving/movement, 12, 45
nerve cords, 35
numbers, 14
pedipalps, 15
precursors, 14
regeneration, 33
spinnerets, 18
stridulation, 90
Appendices, CITES, 181, 241-243
Applied Bio-nomics, 167
April
egg laying season, 205, 211
males found, 78, 84
mating season, 206
Aquariums
broken, 111
burrows, 117, 118
cages, cricket, 222
cages, tarantula, 111, 130, 133, 134
corral/theater for spiderlings, 219, 220
gravel, 113, 114, 117, 132, 201
lids, 112
making/repairing, 111, 112
ornaments, 120
pet trade, 130
reverberating sounds, 91
silicone sealer, 117
Aquatic habitats, 70, 73, 186
arachnid@bga.com, 250
Arachnida/arachnids
"doing their own thing", 11, 49
adaptions, 97
as a taxon, 57, 58, 64
common names, 65, 66, 261, 262, 265
defined, 59
enthusiast organizations, 245, 247, 248
evolution, 11, 18
Internet mailing lists, 99, 249
not fitting stereotype, 17
outlandish shapes, 11
protoarachnids, 18
subdivisions, 59
systematics, 57
venom, 145
Arachnologists, 2, 12, 16-20, 23, 27, 28, 39, 41, 55, 61, 62, 65, 68, 74, 79, 99, 156, 185, 187-189, 195, 228, 245, 247, 250, 251, 262-264, 266
arachnology@zi.biologie.uni-muenchen.de, 250
Arachnology departments, 262
Arachnophiles, 52
Arachnophobia/arachnophobes, 142, 225
Araneae, 59, 60, 64
Araneida, 60
Araneomorphae, 46, 60, 61, 65, 83, 225
Arboreal tarantulas
care/caging, 109, 111, 128, 133-135, 217, 225
catching wild tarantulas, 174-176, 179
communalism, 109, 225
definition/habitats 5, 6, 46, 70, 71, 128, 133, 174, 175, 186, 262
natural history, 70, 71, 109
scopulae, 22
silken nests, 46, 71, 212
vision, 35
Argentine black tarantula, 271
Argentine pygmy pampas tarantula, 271
Argentinean pygmy tarantula, 271
Argiope species
example of Araneomorphae, 60
feeding strategy, 76
illustration, 61
Argyronetidae, Argyroneta aquatica, 47
Arid habitats, 73, 133
Arizona, 59
Phoenix, 71
Pima County, 78
Arizona blond tarantula, 264
Arkansas, 78, 85-87, 205
Arkansas brown tarantula, 264
Armor, 11, 12, 22, 156, 158
Armored trapdoor spiders, 61
Arteries, 36-38
Arthropoda/arthropods
anatomical terminology, 16, 17
as a taxon, 56, 64
conventionality, 11
defined, 58
design limitations, 45
nomenclatural confusion, 41
number of species, 11, 58
subdivisions, 58
Articles
segments or joints, 15
written works, 5, 17, 20, 246, 247, 251, 253-256, 262, 274
Articulation, 60, 154
Aschelminthes, 44, 56
Asia/Asian, 59, 69, 70, 138, 140
scorpions, 95
tarantulas, 137, 139, 144
Asian bird spider, 268
Asian black tarantula, 268
Asian brown tarantula, 273
Asian mahogany tarantula, 270
Asian zebra tarantula, 268
Asphyxia, 187, 214
Atacama Desert, South America, 74
Atelocerata/atelocerates, 57-59
Atrax robusta, 61
Atriums, 71, 186
Atta species, 169
Atypidae, 61
August
mating season, 205
molting season, 78, 86
spiderlings emerging from eggsacs, 86
tarantulas surviving heat, 48
Australia/Australian
antivenins, 145
spiders, 145
tarantulas, 70
Australian funnelweb spiders, 61
Authors/authorities, 62, 64, 65
Autopsies, 88, 147
Autotomy
among arachnids, 32
detailed discussion, 32
illustration, 32
molting, 152, 153, 158
pain, 33
Avicularia "peruana," common names, 266
Avicularia as a taxon, 62
Avicularia avicularia
as a taxon, 62
breeding season, 205
common names, 265
experimental bites, 146
feeding waltz, 76
illustrations, 103, 212, 221
incubation period, 218
maternal care, 87
personality, 102, 103
Avicularia avicularia variegata
common names, 62, 265
subspecies, 62, 265
Avicularia bicegoi, common names, 265
Avicularia juruensis
common names, 265
sold as A. madgelenae, 265
Avicularia magdelenae
common names, 265
A. juruensis sold as A. magdelenae, 265
Avicularia metallica, common names, 265
Avicularia nigrotineata, common names, 265
Avicularia pulchra, common names, 265
Avicularia purpurea, common names, 266
Avicularia species
arboreal, 5, 6, 46, 70, 71, 109, 128, 133, 174, 175, 186, 262
breeding season, 205
brood/eggsac size, 218
caging, 109, 133
communal living, 109, 225
hybridizing, 209
life expectancy, 88
mating strategy, 84
maturing molt, 79
silken nests, 46
Avicularia urticans, common names, 266
Avicularia versicolor
breeding season, 205
common names, 262, 266
Aviculariidae, 62
Aviculariinae, 62, 265, 266, 269, 273


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B

Baboon spiders
bites, 100
not accepted name, 262
possibly dangerous, 138
Baby/babies
crickets, 222, 223, 225
food, 87
food jars, 215, 217-220, 223, 224, 227
market prices, 105
rodents, 129, 130
spiderlings/tarantulas, 15, 30, 35, 36, 86, 87, 104, 106, 190, 217, 219, 220, 222-225
Bacillis necrophorus, 4
Bacitracin, 158
Backyard Bugwatching (publication), 249
Bacteria
as a taxon, 57
Bacillis necrophorus, 4
growths, 47, 203, 213, 214, 223
infections, 11, 132, 162, 165, 223
medical treatment, 162
putrefaction/rotting, 125
size, 40
Baerg, William J., 3, 33, 146, 193, 245
Bahia purple-red birdeater, 269
Bahia scarlet birdeating tarantula, 269
Bahia scarlet tarantula, 269
Balanced/balances
diet, 130
laboratory, 159, 229
salt, electrolyte, 41, 159
Bald area/baldness, 24, 29, 37
Baldlegged spiders, 61
Balls
cotton, anesthesia, 155
cotton, in water dishes, 125
cotton, stuffing exuvia, 27
dung/dung beetles, 76
eggsacs, 211, 218
pillbugs, 135
spit, 41
webbing/detritus, 132
Bamboo tarantula, 265
Banda Kwala dark brown tarantula, 273
Bandages, 148, 157, 158
Barbs, 19
Barychelidae, 61
Basitarsi/basitarsus, 16, 17, 19, 22, 44, 51
Bathroom tissue, 157
Baths/bathing
after pesticide usage, 146, 170
tarantulas, mite removal, 166
Bathtubs, transferring tarantulas, 220
Beagle That Ate Boston, 3
Beautiful Chile Tarantula, 271
Bee stings, comparison to tarantula bite, 143
Beetles
as tarantula food, 7, 165, 193
blister, 182
Carabidae, 75
Dermestidae, 110
dung, 75, 76
Scarabaeidae, 75
stag, 129
Tenebrionidae, 75, 127, 129
Big Bend gold tarantula, 264
Biochemistry departments, 221
Biologists/biology instructors, 1, 18, 28, 53-56, 64, 135, 235
Biology laboratories/departments, 125, 153, 187, 196, 221, 229
Bird spiders
African, 138
Asian, 138
derivation, 2, 75
not accepted name, 262
possibly dangerous, 138
Birdeaters
accepted only for Theraphosa blondi, 262
African, 138
Asian, 138
derivation, 2, 75
possibly dangerous, 138
Birds, eaten by tarantulas, 2-4, 75, 262
Bites
anecdotal reports, 144
Aphonopelma moderatum, 78, 143
Aphonopelma seemanni, 101
avoiding, 207
baboon spiders, 100
Brachypelma emilia, 101, 137, 138
Brachypelma smithi, 101
captive tarantulas, 143
cause for concern, 145
centipedes, 135
compared to family dog, 145, 166, 230
comparison with bee stings, 143
dry, 4, 143
fatal, 145
frequency, 4, 143, 145, 207
gloves as protection, 173
handling tarantulas, 140, 141
Haplopelma minax, 101
Heteroscodra species, 100, 140, 144
improper handling, 4
Lasiodora parahybana, 103, 139
latrines, 6
medical importance, 103, 139
medical treatment, 144, 145
Phormictopus cancerides, 101
Phrixotrichus spatulata, 144
Poecilotheria species, 140, 144
provoked, 4
Pseudotheraphosa apophysis, 139
Pterinochilus species, 100
response to abuse, 166
serum sensitivity test, 145
snakebites, 180, 183
stories, 4
symptoms, 4, 144-146, 213
tarantism, 1
Theraphosa blondi, 103, 139
widow spiders, 6
wild tarantulas, 143
Black
and white photographs, 252, 254
Asian scorpion, 95
beetles, 127
hair, 95
lamp, 115
patches, 30, 86
Black velvet tarantula, 267, 268
Black widows, 65
Bleach, chlorine
cautions/dangers, 148, 149
removing color, 149
sanitizing, 124, 166, 198
solution manufacture, 148
Blister beetles, 182
Blood/bleeding, 25, 26, 36-38, 158
circulation, 143
clotting, 158
erythrocytes/red blood cells, 37
hemocytes, 37
leukocytes/white blood cells, 37
lymphocytes, 37
massive loss, 145, 157, 159
plasma, 37, 159
pressure, 39, 45, 159
transfusions, 159
volume, 159
Blue
hemolymph color, 37
jeans, 38
methylene, 163
Pamphobeteus species, 195
tarantula color, 106
Blue, John, 193
Boa constrictors, 6
Boehm's red leg tarantula, 266
Boiling, 133, 148, 149
Bolivian bluelegged tarantula, 270
Bolivian steely-blue legged bird spider, 270
Bolus, food, 41, 71, 77, 126, 132, 135, 165, 168, 203
Bomber sights, 47
Bonnet, Pierre, 262
Book lungs, 14, 38, 39, 43, 45, 51, 113, 150, 153-155, 161, 162, 165, 166, 195, 196, 224
Bookbinder's paste, 168
Bookcases, 170
Booklice/psocids, 168
Books/booklets
A. W. McKee's, 193, 194
analogy with book lungs, 39
cage lid weights, 112
collector's logbooks, 185
Dale Lund's, 245
enthusiast's, 66, 97, 99, 107, 122, 126, 137, 139, 156, 198, 245, 247, 261, 262
reference/library, 53, 57, 65, 67, 107, 168, 170, 198, 204, 245, 247, 252, 255, 262, 263
stores, 187
taxonomy and systematics, 62, 63, 65
W. J. Baerg's, 245
writing/publishing, 255
Borneo, Indonesia, 239
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 3
Bottle brush red leg, 266
Bottles, antifreeze, 173
Boudoirs, 207, 213
Boxes
cardboard/pasteboard, 189, 190, 219, 220
cigar, 110
plastic, 98, 111, 203, 215
shadow, 27
shipping, 180, 190, 191
Brachiopoda, 56
Brachypelma albopilosum
biting, 144
breeding season, 205
common names, 266
escapes, 151, 171
exuvium, 15, 16, 35, 36
hernia, 161, 162
hybridizing with B. vagans, 209
illustrations, 15, 16, 35, 36, 103, 162
incubation period, 218
personality, 102
sexual stridulation, 90
Brachypelma angustum, common names, 266
Brachypelma as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 61, 263, 265, 270
Brachypelma auratum
common names, 266
hybridizing with B. smithi, 209
illustration, 209
incubation period, 218
Brachypelma boehmei, common names, 266
Brachypelma emilia
"true" redleg, 266, 267
breeding season, 205
common names, 266
hybridizing with B. smithi, 209
illustrations, 19, 20, 40, 50, 220
incubation period, 218
life span, 89
molt frequency, 30
personality, 90, 101, 102
sexual stridulation, 90
size, 45
spiderlings, 220
undeserved reputation, 137, 138
Brachypelma epicureanum, common names, 266
Brachypelma sabulosum, common names, 267
Brachypelma smithi
breeding, 205, 211, 238
brooding, illustration, 213
CITES protection, 237, 243
common names, 262, 267
eye field, illustrations, 22, 23
former "red leg", 266, 267
hybridizing with B. auratum, 209
hybridizing with B. emilia, 209
illustrations, 24-26, 43, 80, 81, 102, 213
incubation period, 218
molting, 24-26
over-collected, 237
personality, 101, 102
sexual stridulation, 90
Brachypelma species
breeding season, 205
brood size, 218
CITES protection, 181, 243
eggsac size, 218
incubation temperature, 216
mating strategy, 84
Brachypelma vagans
common names, 267
hybridizing with B. albopilosum, 209
illustration, 69
in Florida, 69
incubation period, 218
personality, 102
Brahma bulls, 182, 183
Brain, 34, 35, 39, 52
forebrain, 34
hind brain, 35
subesophageal ganglion, 34
supraesophageal ganglion, 34
Branches/branching
arboreal tarantulas, 5, 6, 46, 70, 71, 128, 133, 174, 175, 186, 262
burrows, 71, 186
circulatory system, 37, 38
habitats, 35, 71
taxonomic, 6, 11
Brazilian
lowlands, 121
rain- or moist forests, 121, 243
tarantulas, 20
Brazilian black tarantula, 271
Brazilian black velvet tarantula, 264
Brazilian giant bird spider, 270
Brazilian goliath tarantula , 273
Brazilian purple tarantula, 269
Brazilian salmon tarantula, 269
Brazilian striped bird spider, 270
Brazilian yellowbanded tarantula, 265
Breath/breathing, 38, 39, 45, 147
Breeding
captive, 104, 105, 120, 121, 193, 194, 196-201, 203-210, 212, 214, 217, 221, 223, 226-231, 235, 238-240, 242, 243, 245, 251, 265
care/conditions, 104, 122, 123, 164, 193, 196-201, 203, 224
CITES regulations, 242, 243
cycles/seasons/strategies, 78, 84, 85, 205, 206, 230
enthusiasts breeding tarantulas, 122, 138, 193, 194, 197, 198, 211, 217, 221, 223-228, 231
fruit flies, 222
hybridization, 208-210
inbreeding, 79, 204, 205, 227, 229
information sources, 245
mating tarantulas/copulation, 205-208
mites, 165, 198
records, pedigrees, 204, 228, 229
selective breeding, 209, 210
species conservation, 231, 235, 238-240, 242
Bribe/bribing, 181
Brignoli, Paolo M., 262
Bristles, 22
allergic reactions, 20, 21, 139
bandages, 157
compared to mammalian hair, 19
defensive, 12, 19
detailed discussions, 19
epigynal, 195
filiform, 19
food filtration, 40
geographic correlation, 21, 24
illustrations, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23
itching powder, 20, 97
Lasiodora parahybana, 139
loss and aging, 84
maxillary, 16
molting, 24, 26, 29
ophthalmic trauma, 21
opisthosomal, 14
oral, 90
pedipalpal, 16, 50
photographic problems, 252
plumose, 21
preserved specimens, 188, 189
pretarsal, 16
protection from, 95
Pseudotheraphosa apophysis, 139
respiratory trauma in humans, 21
scopulae, 16, 22
sensory, 19, 26, 35, 126, 207
sensory, illustration, 35
setae, 19
stridulation, 21
Theraphosa blondi, 139
trichobothria, 19
urticating/irritating, 19-21, 24, 29, 30, 71, 86, 89, 95, 100-102, 106, 107, 139, 142, 165, 167, 209
variant terminology, 19
British Tarantula Society Journal, 248
Brokers, import, 181
Bromeliads, 71, 175
Brood/brooding
broods, 224, 225, 227
care, 215, 224, 229
cases, 200, 201, 203, 215, 224, 227
eggs, 214
eggs laying, illustration, 212
maternal, 86, 200, 210, 212-214
webs, 203, 211-213
Brown tarantulas from western Texas, 72, 88, 144, 264
Bruises, 37
Brush, 70, 128, 174, 186, 262
Brushes, artist's, 152, 166, 206, 230
Brushfooted trapdoor spiders, 61
Bulbs
as heaters, 123, 201, 202
incandescent, 92, 120, 123, 197, 201, 202
secondary sex organs, 43, 44, 80-82, 88, 153
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, 248
Bumble bee bum Tarantula, 270
Burgess Shale, 56
Burmese blue bird spider, 268
Burmese mustard tarantula, 267
Burmese/Indian python, 239
Burns/burning
bee sting symptoms, 143
carpets and mattresses, 184
chemical, 149
rain- and moist forests, 244
Burrows
abandonment by males, 78, 200
ants and tarantulas, 87, 130, 168
appearance, 87, 174
arboreal, 5, 6, 46, 70, 71, 128, 133, 134, 174, 175, 186, 212, 262
brooding eggsacs, 78, 85, 200, 201, 210, 214
catching wild tarantulas, 95, 173, 174, 176-179, 182, 184, 238, 243
cohabitants, 73, 74, 87, 187
collection data, 186, 187
confusion with other animal's, 174
construction and maintenance, 46, 70-73, 77, 78, 87, 131-133, 178
contents, 72
dormancy, 78, 175
draglines, 46
entrances, 46, 47, 71, 72, 76-78, 82, 85, 119, 131, 132, 174, 176-178
eyesight correlation, 35
feeding strategies, 76, 77
feeding webs, 46
humidity, 152
illustrations, 46, 47, 178
in captivity, 91, 108, 116-120, 126, 133
in soil cracks, 72
locations/sites, 46, 70-74, 174, 179, 182, 186
mating tarantulas, 82, 83, 207, 210
mimicked by cereal bowl/coconut shell, 211, 213
molting, 30, 152, 175
noxious chemicals, 184, 243
plugging, 48, 77, 78, 85
protection from predators, 27, 77, 89, 146, 152
protection from the environment, 27, 70, 76, 77, 124, 125, 152, 174
protoarachnids, 18
proximity to each other, 73, 87
rodent, 72, 176
silk, 46-48, 72, 82, 212
sperm web construction, 81, 82
spiderling's, 73, 87, 217, 218, 225
spiderlings leaving, 86
spiderlings with mother, 87
starting, 73
thermoregulation, 48
triplines, 46
vagabonds, 74
veils, 46, 77, 174
walkabouts, 73, 74, 76, 77
Bushes, 5, 6, 186
Bushmen, Central African, 95
Buying a tarantula
allergic reactions, 139
caging, 111
cautions/caveat emptor, 106, 139
choosing a source, 106-108
choosing a tarantula, 104, 105
do your homework, 98
impulsive, 98
mail order, 106
pet shops, 107
shows/swap meets, 108
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Cabinets, 124, 171, 201
Cactus/Cacti
health hazards, 120
living, 120
plastic decorations, 120
stumps, 175
Caecum, gastric, 41
Cages/caging
ant proofing, 169
arboreal, 128, 133-135
artificial environment, 47, 75, 108
breeding tarantulas, 200-203, 207, 208, 210-212
burrowing, 116-119, 200, 207, 210
cleaning/sanitizing, 131-133, 136, 148, 150, 165, 166, 168, 170, 198, 203, 210, 214, 230
cohabitants, 108, 109, 135, 136, 170, 225, 226
covers/lids, 112, 164, 172, 203
crickets, 222, 223, 225, 229
decorations, 120, 203
divided, 109
escape proof, 109, 112, 171, 172
examples, 109-112, 116-118, 164
experimental, 30
feeding webs, 46
formicarium, 117
humidity/water, 116, 119, 122-126, 133-135, 151, 152, 197, 198, 203, 212, 214
incubators/incubation, 200-203, 207, 210, 212, 214-216
jars, 110, 114, 217-220, 223-225, 227
lighting/sunlight, 120, 121, 123, 124, 197, 214
living conditions, 47, 75, 108
mite infestations, 114, 163, 165-167
moist forests, 133, 166
necessity in captivity, 108
one tarantula per cage rule, 108, 109
parasite infestations, 164, 165
requirements, 109
sanitizing, 113, 114, 124
sizes, 109, 110
sources/suppliers, 108
substrates, 112-116, 133, 134, 211
tarantularium, 117-119
temperatures/heating, 121-124, 197, 198, 201, 203
Cagemates, 135, 136
Calamine lotion, 21
Calcium chloride, 160
precipitate, 160
Calgary, Alberta, 140
California
Irvine, 117
Mojave desert, 72, 73, 87
nightclub named after tarantulas, 96
Sacramento, 69
California blond tarantula, 264
California brown tarantula, 264
California tarantula, 264
Cameras, 92, 254
Cameroon brown tarantula, 269
Cameroon mouse baboon tarantula, 269
Cameroon red baboon tarantula, 269
Cameroon red tarantula, 269
Cameroon rustred tarantula, 269
Cameroon rusty baboon tarantula, 269
Campina Grande salmon pink bird spider, 269
Cans/canned/canning
dog food, 87
handling tarantulas, 140, 141
jars, 215
Cancer, 155, 173
Cannibals/cannibalism
among spiderlings, 225
arboreal species, 225
communal living, 108, 109, 135, 136, 170, 225, 226
normal for tarantulas, 73, 108
Canyons, 175
Capillaries, 36, 37
Captive/captivity
behavior, 29, 31, 48, 80, 90, 132, 208
bred/breeding, 29, 88, 102, 104, 105, 120, 137, 139, 164, 204, 206, 227, 230, 231, 235, 237-240, 242, 243, 251
care, 108, 124, 127, 129, 131, 133, 180, 214
growth and development, 30, 88
handling, 141, 143
longevity, 84, 88, 89, 155
sex/reproduction, 80, 84-86, 193
Capturing
prey, 19, 47, 77
wild tarantulas, 72, 151, 180, 237
Carabidae/carabid beetles, 75
Carapace, 12-14, 24, 40, 44, 45, 50, 59, 153, 158
Carbohydrates, 168
Carbon dioxide
anesthetic, 156, 187
atmospheric gas, 160
dry ice, 156
respiratory gas, 38, 39, 42, 45, 147
Carbon, elementary, 42
Carcinogens/carcinogenic, 163
Cardboard, 27, 140, 141, 153, 206, 207
boxes, 189, 219, 220
tubes, 109, 222, 225
Caribbean
cruises, 2
islands, 2, 146, 239
Carnivorous
ants, 130, 135, 168
centipedes, 135
flies, 230
giant mealworms, 129
Carpets
artificial turf, 115, 116
discarded, 184
living room, 116
Carriers, commercial, 190, 191
Cartilage, 34
Cartons
cottage cheese, 149, 180
delicatessen, 179
egg, 222, 225
shipping, 189
yogurt cups, 180
Cases/cabinet
bookcases, 170
brood, 201-203, 224, 227, 228
controlled environment, 228
display, for exuvium, 27
electrical appliances, 171
incubators, 215
rooms, 123, 124, 203
silken, 87
Casts, 27
Catching/collecting wild tarantulas
containers, 173, 177
exploitation/pressures on wild populations, 175, 230, 236-240
laws controlling, 181, 245
museum specimens, 185-190
new specimens, 31, 55, 84, 173
personal rewards, 192
personal safety, 182
rules/guidelines, 173, 175, 177, 180, 181
techniques, 72, 174-178, 180
Caterpillars
as food, 129, 198
silk production, 46
Cats, domestic, 14, 42, 98, 113, 114, 137, 146, 159, 199
Cattle, 75
Caves/caverns, 119, 120, 124
Cedar, 110, 115
Cells
erythrocytes, 37
guanocytes, 43
hemocytes, 37
leukocytes/white blood cells, 37
lymphocytes, 37
mammalian, 40
muscle, 34
nerve, 36, 38
size, 40
sperm, 81
tendon, 34, 46
Centipedes, 16, 57, 58, 135, 146, 182
Central American cinnamon tarantula, 264, 267
Central apodeme, 13
Cephalothorax, 12
Ceratogyrus bechuanicus, common names, 267
Ceratogyrus brachycephalus
common names, 267
hybrids with C. darlingi, 209
Ceratogyrus darlingi
common names, 267
hybrids with C. brachycephalus, 209
Ceratogyrus dolichocephalus
common names, 267
illustration, 13
Ceratogyrus species, horned tarantulas, 13
Ceylon, 70, 100, 138
Chaetognatha, 56
Chaetopelma olivaceum, common names, 267
Chamaecyparis species, 110
Chambers
burrows, 71, 117, 119, 186
cloaca, 41
controlled environment, 122
heart, 37, 38
Chaparral, 73, 74, 186
Chelicerae, 14, 15, 18, 21, 39, 40, 44, 50, 59, 60, 83, 90, 141, 145, 155, 195, 225
Chelicerata/Chelicerates, 16, 57-59, 64
Chemicals
alcohol sources, 187
biological preservatives, 187
blood plasma versus lymphatic fluid, 37
burns, 149
carbon dioxide generation, 156
chemotaxis/chemosensitive, 46
chitin, 12
cleaning, 133
contamination, 217
cured meats, 130
nitrogen generation, 156
ornamental fish medications, 130
paper, growth hormone analogue, 115
proteins, 47
repellents, ants, insects, and tarantulas, 129, 169
research animals used as food, 130
Ringer's solutions, 159, 160
rousting out tarantulas, 184
sclerotin, 12, 13
sterilization, 217
urticating bristles, 20
Chemistry laboratory/department, 229
Chemists/chemistry instructors, 156, 159, 161
Chemoreceptors/chemoreception/chemosensors, 36
Chemotaxis/chemotactic senses, 82
Chest, 14, 34, 37
Chevron tarantula, 272
Chewing, 14, 16, 40, 58
Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata, 74
Chick mash, 198
Chile, South America, 205
Chilean beautiful tarantula, 271
Chilean common tarantula, 271
Chilean copper tarantula, 270
Chilean flame tarantula, 271
Chilean pink tarantula, 271
Chilean red back tarantula, 271
Chilean red rump tarantula, 263
Chilean rose tarantula, 271
Chilean yellow rump tarantula, 270, 271
Chilobrachys andersoni, common names, 267
Chilobrachys sericeus, common names, 267
Chinchillas, 239
Chitin, 12, 25, 34, 58
Chloride
ammonium, 156
calcium, 160
magnesium, 160
potassium, 160
sodium, 160
Chlorine, 124, 148, 149, 166, 198
Chloroform, 155
Chordata, 56
Chorion, 28, 221
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
common names, 267
hybridizing, 209
personality, 102
Cicadas, as food, 129
Cinnamon pinktoe tarantula, 265
Cinnamon tarantula, 264
Circadian rhythm, 31
Circulatory system
aorta, 38
arteries, 36-38
auricles, 38
blood, 25, 26, 36, 37, 143, 158, 159
capillaries, 36, 37
cell types, 37
closed, 36
defined, 36
erythrocytes/red blood cells, 37
function, 37, 39, 45
heart, 36-38, 52, 161
heart muscle, 38
heartbeat, 38, 39, 161
hemocyanin, 37
hemocytes, 37
hemoglobin, 37
hemolymph, 25, 26, 37-39, 45, 51, 156-161
leukocytes/white blood corpuscles, 37
ligaments, cardiac, 37
lymphocytes, 37
open, 37
ostia, 37, 38
pacemakers, 38
pericardium, 37, 38
plasma, 37, 159
veins, 36, 37, 161
CITES
"threatened with extinction", 242
appendices, 181, 241
Brachypelma species listed, 181
captive breeding, 243
Conference of the Parties, 241
definition, 237, 241
effectiveness, 241, 242
flaws and shortcomings, 242, 243
functions and implementation, 242
States, 241
Citharacanthus crinirufus, common names, 267
Citharacanthus longipes, common names, 267
Citharischius crawshayi
common names, 267
feeding, 129, 222
handling, 140
personality, 137
Cities
collection data, 186
foreign, escaped tarantulas, 190
Civilization
attitude problem, 235
excursions from, 182
importance of spiders, 97
tarantulas as menace, 3
threat to tarantulas, 236, 238, 239, 257
western, 157, 257
Class
Arachnida, 58, 59, 145
as a taxon, 64
Chilopoda, 182
definition, 57
Insecta, 73
Merostomata, 58
Pycnogonida, 58
stipulated in written works, 65
Claw
autotomy, 110
cats, 14
confusion over terminology, 17
crustaceans, 59
cymbium, 44
evolution, 14
illustration, 17
legs, 16, 17
male's, 44, 80
muscle attachments, 46
pedipalps, 15, 16, 44, 80
snagging/catching, 110, 112, 116, 140
Clay
banks, 175
cat litter, 113, 114
soil, 72, 117, 186
tile roofs, 5
Cleaning
burrows, 116
cages and appointments, 110, 114, 118, 124, 125, 131, 132, 136, 150, 165, 170, 198, 203, 208, 219, 230
chemicals/compounds, 113, 133
isopods as scavengers, 135
medical/surgical, 148-150, 159
substrates, 113-115, 132, 150
vermin, 132, 165
Clefts in bark, 175
Cliff walls, 175
Climate
altitude, 187
artificial, 85, 122
collection data, 186, 187
influencing life history, 85
temperate, 48, 78, 121, 214
Climbing
arboreal tarantulas, 5, 109, 170, 179
avoiding predators, 6
crickets, on eggcrate, 222
crickets, to arboreal tarantulas, 128
crickets, water dishes, 125
escaped tarantulas, 170
falls/injuries, 109, 110
into latrines, 5
mechanisms, 19, 22
past cage partitions, 109
trees, 179
up smooth glass walls, 22, 109, 219
Cloaca, 41
Clots, blood or hemolymph, 26, 157, 158
Cloth/clothes/clothing
hardware, 112
nylon mesh, 112
old exoskeleton, 26
permanent press, 25
source of infection/contamination, 148, 149
Cobalt blue tarantula, 268
Cobwebs, 47
Cockroaches, 129
Cocoa bean hulls, 115
Coconuts
fiber, 115
mimicking a burrow, 203, 210, 211, 213
Cocoons, moth caterpillars, 46
Coelenterata, 56
Cohabit/cohabitants
communal tarantulas, 225
isopods, 168
other animals, 73, 74
people and tarantulas, 236
Cold
anesthesia, 156
cold blooded, 49
metabolic rate, 88
pain sensation, 156
perception by tarantulas, 36
season, catching wild tarantulas, 174, 175
shipping/transport in the cold, 190
weather, 48
Collections
authors', 31, 41, 49, 76, 119, 137, 229, 236
enthusiast's, 31, 69, 111, 115, 116, 121, 124, 127, 128, 132, 169, 194, 197, 230, 231
museum, 54, 66, 185-187, 189, 240, 262
Collectors (hunters, catchers), 53, 72, 95, 99, 105, 106, 108, 173, 181, 186, 189, 192-194, 237, 238, 243
Collectors (keepers, hobbyists), 69, 99, 105, 106, 108, 173, 192-194
Colleges
adult education courses, 252
artists, 253
biochemists/biochemistry departments, 221
biologists/biology departments, 53, 104, 170, 187, 221, 229
chemists/chemistry departments, 159, 229
geneticists/genetics departments, 221
geologists/geology departments, 187
libraries, 53
scientists/science departments, 104, 159
word processing posters, 254
zoologists/zoology departments, 221
Colonies
ant, 117, 168, 169
Brachypelma vagans, 69
cannibalism, 73, 108
collecting wild tarantulas, 175, 184
collection data, 187
definition, 73
destruction, 236-238
forces effecting, 70, 76, 238
in Florida, 69
limiting factors, 70, 73, 236, 238
locations, 73, 237
protection/conservation, 184, 237, 239, 251
Color/coloring
aquarium gravel, 113
bald area, 24
eggs, 28
eyesight, 35, 36
genetics, 209
hybridization, 209
markings, 11, 12, 100, 102, 106, 195, 209, 217, 265
mites, 165, 168, 195, 217
photography of tarantulas, 253, 254
psocids, 168
spiderlings, 114, 220
vermiculite, 114, 217
Colorado, Pueblo, 48, 69
Columbia, South America, 53, 195
Columbian bird spider, 270
Columbian black birdeater, 273
Columbian brown tarantula, 270
Columbian giant bird spider, 270
Columbian giantblack tarantula, 273
Columbian lesserblack tarantula, 273
Columbian pinkbloom tarantula, 270
Columbian pinky-red bloom bird spider, 270
Columbian purple bloom bird spider, 270, 273
Columbian purplebloom tarantula, 270
Columns
book lung struts, 39
pets for sale, 106, 253
Commensals
definition, 87
mites, 165
museum specimens, 187
springtails, 87
Commerce, 96, 97, 138, 181, 241, 242
Committee on Common Names of Arachnids, 65, 66, 261, 265
Common brown tarantula, 264
Common Names of Arachnids (publication), 65, 261, 262
Common Negra gray tarantula, 271
Communal living
spiderlings, 225, 226
strongly discouraged, 109, 135
Communication between tarantulas, 91
Competition/competitiveness, 49, 73, 235
Condensation, moisture, 126, 133
Conference of the Parties, 241
Connery, Sean, 3
Conservation/protection
exploitation, 239
groups and organizations, 235, 244
Containers/cartons
catching wild tarantulas, 180
cricket, 222, 225
cups, 30, 125, 149, 179, 180, 215
ICU, 149
shipping, 189
styrofoam, 180, 190
Contracts, 179, 202, 255
Contracting/contractions
heart, 37, 38
muscles, 13, 32, 44, 45, 156
Convention on International Trade..., 237
Copper, 37
Copulation
definition, 84
hybridization, 209
male sex organs, 43, 52
separation, males' escape, 84, 207
spermathecae/seminal receptacles, 43
Copyrights, 254-256
Coremiocnemis validus, common names, 267
Corn starch, 157, 158
Corneas, 21
Corpuscles, 37
Costa Rica, Central America, 67, 101
Costa Rican blue front tarantula, 264
Costa Rican bluefront tarantula, 267
Costa Rican bumble bee tarantula, 270
Costa Rican chestnut brown tarantula, 264
Costa Rican chestnutzebra tarantula, 264
Costa Rican curly hair tarantula, 266
Costa Rican horned tarantula, 273
Costa Rican orange knee tarantula, 270
Costa Rican red rump tarantula, 266
Costa Rican red tarantula, 266
Costa Rican redleg tarantula, 270
Costa Rican sun tiger abdomen tarantula, 270
Costa Rican suntiger tarantula, 270
Costa Rican tiger abdomen tarantula, 268
Costa Rican tiger rump döppel-ganger tarantula, 268
Costa Rican tiger tarantula, 268, 270
Costa Rican tigerrump tarantula, 268
Costa Rican woolly tarantula, 266
Costa Rican zebra tarantula, 265
Costs
caging/accessories, 132
clubs/organizations, 246, 247
couriers/shipping, 189, 191
courses/seminars, 252
metabolic, 45
permits/inspections, 243
publications, 246
tarantulas, 105, 126, 237
Cotton
balls or wads, 125, 155
cushioning for shipment, 189
mounting an exuvium, 27
strands of fungus, 162, 163
tipped applicators, 153, 162, 168
webbing to secure lids, 112
Couriers, 181, 189, 191
Courting/courtship, 81-83, 91
Covers, 111, 112, 117, 126, 149, 164, 198, 201, 224
Coxae, 14, 16, 21, 32, 33, 38-41, 44, 45, 50, 139
Coxal glands, 40, 41, 50
Crabs, 58, 59, 135
Cradles, molting, 29, 30, 46
Cranial horned baboon tarantula, 267
Crayfish, as food, 129
Crazy Glue, 158
Crickets
care and breeding, 125, 128, 222, 223, 228
eating tarantulas, 127
feeding tarantulas, 7, 49, 75, 76, 87, 126-128, 131, 150, 151, 155, 164, 180, 198-200, 204, 221-223, 225, 226, 228
nutrition, 198-200
ordering, 228
size restrictions, 128, 222, 228
source of mite infestations, 107, 125, 126, 132, 165, 168, 203, 229, 230
Crustacea/crustaceans, 14, 16, 23, 27, 32, 44, 57-59, 135
Crypsidromus as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 268, 270
Crypsidromus breyeri, experimental bites, 146
Ctenizidae, 61
Ctenophora, 56
Cuba, Greater Antilles, 145
Cuban gold tarantula, 271
Culls/culling, 204, 226, 228
Cultures (biological growths)
carnivorous flies, 230
fruit flies, 221, 222
phorid flies, 230
predatory mites, 167, 230
Cultures (social organizations)
primitive, 47, 95
tarantula's role, 95, 97
Curators, museum, 187
Cures
antivenins, 145
arachnophobia, 142
autopsies, 147
parasites, 164
tarantism, 1
tarantula diseases, 147
Cured meats, 130
Curlyhair tarantula, 266
Curved horn baboon tarantula, 267
Curvedhorn tarantula, 267
Cuticle, 223
Cuts, 4
Cuvier, Baron Georges, 1
Cyanide, 135
Cyanoacrylate glue, 158
Cycles
annual, 78, 79, 193, 206
cardiovascular, 37, 38
circadian rhythms, 31
diurnal, 31, 77, 193
life, 28, 84, 236
lunar, 193
molting, 23, 31
reproductive, 78, 79, 84, 206
Cyclosternum fasciatum
common names, 268
incubation period, 218
Cymbium, 44, 88, 195
Cyprus, Mediterranean island, 69
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Daddylonglegs, 60
Dallas, Texas, 236, 238
Dances
defensive, 225
feeding waltzes, 76
nuptial, 83
tarantella, 1
Dangers/dangerous
ants, 168
carpet as substrate, 116
cedar, 110
Madame Mérian's trip, 2
metabolites/wastes, 42
other creatures, 178, 183
signaling, 91
tarantulas/spiders, 1, 3-7, 70, 100, 101, 136-138, 141, 145, 174
to tarantula, 131, 140, 154, 156, 157, 159, 166, 172, 175, 198, 208, 224, 233, 235, 236, 241
Dark Ages, 255
Darwin, Charles R., 54
Darwinian evolution, 54, 56, 57
Dates
collection, 186, 189
copyright, 256
egg laying, 85, 229
eggsacs opened, 229
mating, 228, 229
molting, 229
Deadly
Atrax robusta, 61
Brachypelma emilia, 137
heat, 121, 182
humidity, 182
nicotine, 110
tarantulas, 100
urticating bristles, 20
Dealers
cricket, 222, 228
fishing bait, 127, 222, 228
mail order, 106, 138
potting soil, 217
scientific supply, 125
tarantula and pet, 2, 30, 53, 67, 102, 106, 108, 125, 138, 228-230, 261
Death/dying
causes and autopsies, 125, 147, 155, 162, 229
due to dehydration/starvation, 124, 133, 150, 159
due to disease/parasitism, 150, 157, 163, 164, 230
due to encroaching civilization, 179, 236, 239
due to excessive heat or light, 121
due to infestations, 165, 168, 230
due to injuries, 140, 142, 157
due to molting problems, 27, 88, 89, 151, 155
due to natural forces, 105
due to old age, 30, 78, 84, 88, 89, 105, 122, 231
due to snakebites in humans, 183
due to surgery, 145, 157
due to tarantula/spider bites, 4, 137, 145, 146
eggs, 213-215
euthanasia, 187
males eaten by females, 205
mealworms, 127
plants, 120
rain- or moist forest species, 133, 134
spiderlings, 105, 225, 229
tarantula, illustration, 29
tarantulas, 27, 133, 140, 142, 145, 147, 150, 151, 155, 157, 159, 162, 163, 165, 168, 187, 205, 236, 239
wish, 136
Debris
burrow plugging, 48
plant, eaten by predacious mites, 167
December
mating season, 84
molting season, 31
Decorations
cage, 91, 111, 113, 120, 126, 132, 166, 201
human adornment, 96
markings on tarantulas, 13, 17
DEET, 169, 170
Defecation, cricket's, 125
Defects/deformities, 30, 157, 161, 194, 204, 222, 226, 228
Defenses
against ants, 168
against crickets, 150
against handling, 141, 142
against rodents, 146
during cold temperatures, 48
during molting, 26, 27, 127
landowners, 181
pugnacious personalities, 21
spiderlings, 225
stridulation, warning, 21
thumping, warning, 91
urticating bristles, 12, 19, 20, 86
warning system, 207
wild creatures, 182
Deformities, 30
Dehydration, 124, 125, 127, 131, 150, 151, 159, 165, 166, 180
Delistings, 241, 265, 267
Delopelma as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 61
Dermatitis, 20, 21
Dermestidae/dermestid beetles, 110
Descriptions, scientific, 55, 56, 63, 64, 66, 174, 240, 266
Deserts, 68, 70, 71, 74, 77, 114, 124, 125, 174, 180, 182, 186, 216
Ethiopia, 121
Mojave, 72, 73, 87, 178
Nazca, 96
west Texas, 87
Desiccation, 12, 70, 77, 114, 122, 123, 125, 133, 212, 215, 223
Detergents, 115, 148, 196
Detritus, 116, 131, 187, 230
Development
embryological, growth, 15, 27, 28, 41, 46, 48, 59, 79, 80, 86, 89, 115, 129, 193, 203, 204, 213-217, 219, 221, 222, 226, 227, 229
evolutionary, 11, 18, 23, 38, 42, 47, 49, 52, 70, 71, 77, 85
habit patterns, 5, 70, 71, 76, 77
real estate, 175, 236, 244
socioeconomic, 181, 217, 244
Di-ethyl toluamide, 169, 170
Diagnoses/diagnosing ailments, 162, 163
Diapause, 48
Diastole, 38
Diet
breeding tarantulas, 198
in captivity, 127, 130
in nature/natural, 2, 74
requirements, 130, 193, 199, 222
supplementing/reinforcing, 198-200
varied/varying, 89, 131, 193, 200, 203
Diffusion book lungs, 39
Digestion
as a process, 76
digestive fluids, 40
excrement, 40, 43
food, digestible substances, 40, 42, 76
molting, 24
Digestive system
alternate nomenclature, 41
anus, 14, 40, 41, 51
bristles, 40
chelicerae, 39
cloaca, 41
coxal glands, 40, 41
esophagus, 39, 40
fangs, 39
gastric caeca/diverticula, 39, 41
hindgut, 41
intestine, 39-41
labium, 39
labrum, 39, 41
lower lip, 39
Malpighian tubules, 39-41
median midgut, 41
mouth, 39
nephridia, 41
palate plate, 40
pedipalpal coxae, 39
pharynx, 39, 40
proximal midgut, 41
pumping stomach, 39-41
rostrum, 41
stercoral pocket, 40, 41
sucking stomach, 41
true stomach, 39-41
upper lip, 39
Digging
ants, 117
around partitions in cages, 109
burrows, by collectors, 72, 173, 175-178, 184
burrows, by other animals, 174
burrows, by tarantulas, 71, 72, 120
environmental impact, 184
in carpeting, 115
nest by female, 211
retrieving eggsac, 201
Dipluridae, 61
Dirt, 116, 236
Diseases
arid habitats, 70
cotton wads as source, 125
hemocytes as deterrents, 37
medications in goldfish, 130
none communicable to humans, 165
not promoted by vermiculite, 114
of horses in Mexico, 3
preventing spread, 148, 149, 152
promoted by abrasive gravel, 113
promoted by moist habitats, 114
risks with fanciful jungle conditions, 135
sexually transmitted, 164
sponges as source, 125
tarantism, 1
Dishes
detergent/soap, 132, 153, 166, 196, 210
food for crickets, 127, 150
humidity, 116, 123, 126, 134, 198, 202, 203
mealworms, 127, 129
petri, 125
water, 42, 107, 116, 121, 123-126, 128, 134, 150, 166, 180, 198, 203
Disinfect/disinfectants, 159, 161
Diurnal cycles, 31, 77, 193
Diversity/diversification
genetic, 79, 244
interactions with humans, 93
species, 244
tarantula's habitats, 69
traits over time, 49
Diverticula, gastric, 39, 41
Dividers, cage, 108, 109
Doctors
medical attention, 145
prescriptions, 21, 161
supplies sources, 155, 158, 159
witch doctory, 147
Dogs
compared to tarantulas, 3, 48, 99, 145, 166, 230, 238, 257
eating tarantulas, 170
flea powders and sprays, 146
food, 87, 127
Domestic/domesticated
animals, 157, 159, 205, 210, 239
crickets, 127, 156, 198
mail, 181
Dominican Republic birdeater, 271
Döppel-ganger tarantula, 268
Dorsal
groove, 13
plate, 12
tergum, 13
Doses/dosages
anesthetics, 155
nutritional supplements, 199, 200
pesticides, 147
tropical fish medications, 130
venom, 143
Downlistings, 241
Draglines, 174
Dragon, starving, 236
Driftwood, 69, 120
Drilling
holes in lids, 111, 112, 217, 224
mock burrows, 118
Drinking
dehydration, 150, 159
difficulty with crippling, 154, 155
fluid from coxal glands, 41
glasses used to move tarantulas, 140
sipping through a soda straw, 40
water and nutritional supplements, 199
water in captivity, 124, 125, 127, 159
water on collecting trips, 182
Drive/driving (motorized vehicle)
road cruising, 178
to emergency clinic, 145
Drives/driving (instinctual)
predatory, 83, 89
reproductive, 208
tarantulas and extinction, 233, 244
Driver ants, 169
Drosophila melanogaster, 221, 229
Drosophilidae, 221
Droughts, 75, 76, 134, 238
Drowning
crickets in water dish, 125
mice and urticating bristles, 20
mites in oil droplet, 166
tarantulas, 125, 150, 153, 155, 166, 175
Drugs
addicts, 161
medications, 148
smuggling, 181
Drugstores, 190, 199
Drumstick Baboon Tarantula, 267
Dry bites, 4, 142, 143
Duchess, 30, 45, 89
Ducts
coxal gland, 50
oviducts, 43
sperm, 43
Dugesiella as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 61, 64, 263-266
Dung beetles, 75, 76
Dusts/dusting
cat litter, 114
mites' appearance, 198
nutritional supplements, 199
red pepper, 97
sawdust, 119, 129
Dwarf rose tarantula, 270
Dyes
coal tar, 115
fabric, 149
gentian violet, 163
hair, 95
methylene blue, 163


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E mail, 99, 138, 185, 248-250
Eagle Pass, Texas, 72
Earrings, 96
Earth
atmosphere, 156
planet, 7, 11, 54, 55, 59, 97, 142, 235, 236
soil, 70, 96, 120
Earth tiger tarantula, 268, 269
Earthworms, 130
East African horned baboon tarantula, 267
East African lesser banded baboon spider, 273
Eating
ants, 168
autotomized limbs, 33
birdeaters, 2, 75, 138, 262
birds, 2, 262
burrow's original inhabitants, 74
by cagemates, 135
by crickets, 127
by household pets, 170
by humans, 95
by other predators, 89
by mice 19, 20, 89, 129
by phorid flies, 230
by spiderlings, 87
cannibalism, 225
dead or nonliving foods, 87, 129-131
during molting process, 25, 31, 128, 154, 155
eggsacs by mother, 200, 201, 215
fasting, 131, 150, 151
food consumption, 49, 75, 121, 127, 128, 229
frogs by tarantulas, 74
goldfish and minnows, 130
isopods, 135
liquids only, no solids, 40
males by females, 6, 83, 91, 205
mealworms, 131
meat, raw or cured, 130
mice, 20, 129, 131
power feeding, 226
process in tarantulas, 14, 15, 40
silk, 47, 48
starvation, 150
strategies, 76, 77
temperature dependence, 121
varied prey, 75, 128
vertebrates by tarantulas, 2
Ecdysis, 23, 28, 29
Echinodermata/echinoderms, 44, 56
Echiuroidea, 56
Eclosion, 28
Ecology/ecological
adaptions, 97
etiquette, 184
losses, 104
Economies/economic
CITES protection, 242, 243
commercial crickets, 228
conditions, 244
habitat destruction, 239
institutions, 244
predatory mites, 167
reasons for common names, 53
Ectoprocta, 56
Ecuadorian bird spider, 269
Ecuadorian purple tarantula, 266
Ecuadorian red-abdomen tarantula, 273
Edible birdeating tarantula, 268
Egg crate, 91, 222, 223, 225
Eggs/eggsacs
ants, 86, 87
care by female, 14, 74, 78, 87, 200, 201, 203, 210-216
care, artificial, 200, 201, 203, 210-217, 219-221
construction, 203, 211-213, 220
crickets, 125
decay, 213, 215
desiccation, 212, 213, 215
diapause, 48
eaten by humans, 95
eclosion/hatching, 28, 86
egg laying, 211, 212, 214
egg laying, illustration, 212
embryonic development, 28, 46, 86
emergence of spiderlings, 78, 86, 219-221
fertilization, 28, 43, 81, 85
frequency of production, 104, 206
guarding, 85, 213
incubation, 86
indicative of female, 196
infertile hybridization, 209
membrane, 221
mite infestations, 200, 215
mold growths, 47, 115, 12, 215
multiple times per season, 206
numbers/size, 85, 218, 219, 229
ovulation in female, 85, 203, 210
production in captivity, 193, 212
record keeping, 229
remating after egg laying, 208
retrieving, illustration, 213
stimulation to produce, 85
synchronized with molting, 205, 225
temperatures, 214-216
time of production, 78, 79, 84-86, 205, 206, 210, 211
unfertilized not developing, 86
wasps, 163
without insemination, 85, 86
Electricians, 197, 201
Electrolytes, 33, 159
Elephants, 75
Elevated/elevations
altitude/height, 70, 78
ocular tubercle, 35
temperatures, 30, 150, 197, 198, 224
Emaciated/emaciation, 84, 107
Embolus, 43, 44, 80, 82, 84, 88, 153
Embryo/embryonic
development, 28, 213, 214
ecdysis/molting, 28
hatching, 28
origins of structures, 34, 41, 59
postembryo, 28
Embryology/development
standardized terminology, 28
unconventional, 221
Emerald tree spider, 272
Emilia's red leg tarantula, 266
Emilia's tarantula, 266
Enclosures, 169
Endangered species, 194, 237-239, 241-243
Endocuticle, 24
Endoskeleton, 34
Endosternites, 34, 40
Endurance, athletic/physical, 45
Enemies, 89, 146, 152
Enforcement, 241, 242, 245
English
names for tarantulas, 1, 2
scientific language, 64
teachers, 255
writing articles and books, 254
Entapophyses, 34
Enthusiasts
acquiring tarantulas, 99, 101, 105-108
captive breeding tarantulas, 104, 122, 194-204, 206, 208-211, 214, 216, 217, 219, 222, 226-228, 230, 239, 240, 265
caring for tarantulas, 25, 29, 75, 88, 89, 109, 111-117, 119-122, 125-132, 135, 136, 147, 151, 153, 157-159, 161-163, 165-168, 170, 226, 229
catching wild tarantulas, 173, 175
clubs/societies/organizations, 99, 167, 194, 206, 228, 245-249, 251, 253
collections of tarantulas, 69, 230, 231, 238
collusion among, 99, 206, 228, 229
common names, 53, 65-68, 261, 262, 270
conservation, environment/habitat/species, 69, 175, 238-240, 243, 244
experimentation, 30, 31, 91, 92, 115, 116, 119, 121, 129-131, 136, 159, 161, 162
handling tarantulas, 7, 21, 136-138, 143, 144
Internet, 249, 250
making cages, appurtenances, 111, 112
publications/writings, 62, 92, 122, 126, 136, 170, 240, 245, 252-256, 261, 262
reptile/amphibian, 99, 108, 228
scientific names, 53, 56, 64, 66, 68, 261-263, 270, 271
tarantula bites, 101, 143, 144
tarantula food, 128-131, 199, 222
terminology, 13, 19, 28
Entomological Society, American, 67, 89
Entomologists/entomology instructors, 156
Entomology laboratories/departments, 185, 262
Entoprocta, 56
Entosterna, 34
Entrances, burrow's, 46, 47, 71, 72, 76-78, 82, 85, 119, 131, 132, 174, 176-178
Entre Rios tarantula, 271
Envenomations, 143, 145
Environments/environmental
artificial/protected, 47, 75, 122, 150, 163, 223, 228
cages, 47, 75, 122, 223, 228
chambers, controlled, 122, 228
collection data, 186
ecology, 236, 238
fad, 241
groups, 244
interests, 131, 134
natural, 49, 76
stress, 150
suit, 20
Enzymes, 24
Ephebopus murinus, common names, 268
Epiandrous glands, 43, 80, 196
Epidemics, mites, 167
Epigastric furrow, 43, 51, 84, 195, 196
Epigynal plate/epigyne/epigynum, 14, 43, 51, 195
Epiphytic plants, 71, 134
Epitaphs, 183
Epithets, specific, 62, 262
Erlenmeyer flasks, 223
Erosion, 175, 177, 178
Erythrocytes/red blood cells, 37
Escapes/escaping
blood, 37
crickets from water dish, 125
extinction, 210, 235
from a cage, 22, 109-112, 118, 135, 136, 140, 151, 170, 171, 202, 208, 220
from a predator, 14, 20, 70, 130, 168
from handling, 102, 140, 141
hemolymph, 157, 158
males from females, 207, 208
of prey, 109-111
spiderlings, 78, 86, 190, 219, 220, 223
Esophagus, 39, 40, 50
Essay style, 255
Ethanol/ethyl alcohol, 55, 187
Ether, 155
Ethics/ethical
buying pets, 98
hybridization, 210
Ethiopia, east Africa, 121
Ethnocentricity, 235
Euathlus as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 61, 263, 265-267, 270
Eucratoscelus longiceps
common names, 268
incubation period, 218
Eumenophorinae, 62, 267, 269, 273
Eupalaestrus weijenberghi, common names, 268
Euphemisms, 136
Europe/Europeans
books, 122
common names, 1, 67
enthusiasts, 67, 137
explorers, 69
hobo spider, 4
home temperatures, 122, 224
malmignatte, 3
tarantulas, 1
tarantulas, 69, 257
wall lizards, 135
water spider, 47
Eurypelma as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 61, 263-265, 267
Euthanasia/euthanizing, 129, 187, 221
Evaporation
alcohol, 55
DEET insect repellant, 169
water, 113, 198
Evolution
analogies/homologies, 15
Darwinian theory of evolution, 54, 56, 57
human civilization, 257
human race, 11, 93
Internet, 249
languages, 63
Lamarckian, 54
life on Earth, 57, 97
parallel, 35, 41, 59
tarantulas and other arachnids, 6, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 32, 41, 49, 108, 109, 146, 235
Excreta de araña, 4
Excretion/excrement, 40-43
energy losses, 42, 43
excretory organs, 18, 41, 52
salt/ion losses, 42, 43
waste products, 42
water losses, 42, 43
Exercise, 45
Exhaling, 39
cyanide, 135
human, 147
noxious gasses, 135
Exoskeleton
apodemes, 34
apophyses, 34
autotomy, 32
composition, 12
detailed discussion, 11, 58
ecdysis/molting, 22-28, 32, 86, 88, 151-155, 157, 162, 196
embryonic, 28
entapophyses, 34
exuvia, 28
functions, 23
importance, 11
medical problems, 26, 27, 32, 88, 145, 151-155, 157, 162
preservation, 188
structure/components, 11, 12, 14, 15, 34-36, 44, 46, 51
Expeditions, 174, 178
Expenses
caging and accessories, 109-111, 113-115, 122, 132, 197
clubs/organizations, 245, 247
couriers/shipping, 181, 189
maintenance/operating, 135, 194, 224
permits/inspections, 167
publications, 253, 254
tarantulas, 100, 109, 112, 114, 136, 161, 162, 230, 231, 237
Experiments/experimentation
by enthusiasts, 31, 91, 92, 115, 116, 121, 125, 129-131, 135, 136, 157-159, 161, 162, 202, 209, 223, 251
by professional scientists, 39, 137, 146, 156
photography, 253
Exploitation, 184, 235, 237-239, 241, 242
Export/exportation
CITES, 243
consequences, 237, 243
exporters, 53, 67
regulations, 104, 181, 243
Extensors, 44
Extermination/exterminators
ants, 170
Brachypelma vagans in Florida, 69
tarantulas, 170, 238, 240
vermin, 165, 168
wildlife, 235, 240, 243, 244
Extinct/extinction
CITES, 240-243
current great extinction, 210, 235, 240
languages, 64
organisms, modern, 104, 239
organisms, prehistoric, 54, 55, 57
tarantulas, 230, 233, 235, 257
versus exploitation, 239, 240
versus inbreeding, 227
Exuvium/exuvial
alternate names, 27
arboreal nest decorations, 71
cleaning burrows/cages, 131
detailed discussion, 15, 16, 27, 28, 50, 51
displaying, 27, 96, 189
ecdysis/molting, 24
fluids, 24
molting problems, 151, 152, 154, 162
museum specimens, 185, 189
sex determination, 51, 196, 226
species identification, 66
versus chorion, 28
Eyes/eyesight, 26, 77, 141, 142
electric, 253
eye fields, illustrations, 22, 23, 50
human, 21, 141
mouse's, 20
tarantulas, 35, 50, 142
trauma from chlorine bleach, 149
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Falces/falx, 15
Falcon, Texas, 265
Fall, 78, 84, 178, 206
mating strategy, 78, 205
Falls/falling, 71, 109, 110, 117, 125, 140-142
False brazilian goliath tarantula, 272
False goliath tarantula, 272
Family, as a taxonomic level, 65, 70, 89, 163
Acroceridae, 164
Actinopodidae, 61
Antrodiaetidae, 61
Araneidae, 61, 83
Argyronetidae, 47
Atypidae, 61
Aviculariidae, 62
Barychelidae, 61
Ctenizidae, 61
Cyrtaucheniidae, 61
definition, 57, 61
Dipluridae, 61
Drosophilidae, 221
Gryllidae, 127
Hexathelidae, 61
Idiopidae, 61
Liphistiidae, 60
Lycosidae, 65, 83, 174
Mecicobothriidae, 61
Microstigmatidae, 61
Migidae, 61, 70
Mygalidae, 62
Nemesiidae, 61, 263
Paratropididae, 61
Phoridae, 168, 229
Pisauridae, 83
Pompilidae, 89
Salticidae, 83
Scarabaeidae, 75
Tenebrionidae, 127
Theraphosidae, 61, 62, 64, 65, 263
Theridiidae, 65
Family/families
dogs, 3, 99, 145, 166, 204, 230, 238
genealogies, 54
life, 245
names, 54
physicians, 154, 158
planning, 193
trees, 11, 54, 57, 95
with infants, 217
Famines, 76, 77
Fanciers, 53, 99, 155, 194, 224, 230, 235, 238, 239, 253
Fangs, 14-16, 18, 32, 33, 39, 40, 60, 82-84, 101, 102, 138-141, 145, 146, 155, 166, 195, 212-214
Farms
Ant, 117
cricket, 222, 228
supply stores, 169
Fast/fasting, 31, 75, 79, 127, 128, 131, 150, 151, 154
Fats/fatty
diapause, 48
microwaving, 131
reserves, 203
tarantulas, 108
tissues, 85
Fauna, 66, 237, 241
Fears/fear of
ancestral/traditional, 3
arachnophobia/deep seated, 5, 142, 257
by tarantulas, 138
handling without fear, 107
publishing/public notoriety, 233
Feather leg baboon tarantula, 268, 273
February
egg laying season, 205, 210
tarantulas surviving cold, 48
Feces, 4, 126, 165, 168
Fecundity/brood size, 85, 104, 218, 222
Feelers, 15, 52, 58
Fees
couriers/shipping, 185, 190, 191
courses/seminars, 252
maintenance/operating, 228
permits/inspections, 181
publication, 255
work for hire, 255
Females
attracting/recognizing males, 17, 46, 81, 82, 90, 91, 178
brooding, 86, 200, 203, 210, 213, 214
captive breeding, 120, 193, 200, 201, 203-215, 226, 227
copulation/mating, 6, 14, 78, 80, 82-84, 153, 201, 203, 205-209
cycles, annual, 78, 85, 86
cycles, life, 79, 80
cycles, reproductive/seasonal mating strategies, 78, 84, 85, 104, 205, 206, 208
demeanor/personalities, 104
distinguishing from males, 5, 51, 81, 194-196
eating males, 6, 205-208
egg laying, illustration, 212
eggsac production/care, 14, 46, 81, 85, 86, 104, 193, 200, 201, 203, 205, 206, 208, 210-215
enemies/predators, 89
fecundity/brood size, 85, 104, 218, 222
life span/expectancy, 88, 89, 103-105, 122
maturation/maturity, 51, 79, 80, 226
molting, 29, 30, 86, 155
ovulation/egg production, 28, 85, 86, 203, 204, 210, 211, 214
reproductive organs, 43, 44
Femurs/femoral, 16, 32, 44, 152, 153
Fer-de-lance, 6
Fertile/fertility/fertilization
eggs, 28, 43, 81, 85, 86, 206
hybrids/hybridization, 63, 209
males, 88, 89, 104, 153
mules, 209
parthenogenesis, 204
ratios, 208
Fertilizers, 152
Fiberglass, 20, 97
Fibers
cardiac pacemaker, 38
carpeting, 116
coconut, 115
nerve, 34, 38
Field, British Columbia, 56
Filiform bristles, 19, 35
Films/filming
documentary/educational, 95, 96, 118, 247
infrared, 92
movies/films, 96, 258
photographic, 92, 252, 254
Filters/filtration
food particles/palate plate, 40
photographic, 92
Fingers
being bitten, 102, 144, 166, 183, 213
chelicerae compared to, 14, 60
gastric diverticula compared to, 39
picking up tarantulas, 139-141
spinnerets compared to, 18
Finishes, 110, 115, 197
Fire
ants, 87
brats, 73
hazards, 124, 156, 166, 224, 231
Fish
aquaria/bowls/tanks, 110, 113, 120
bait dealers, 127, 128, 228
bait, worms, 130
nets, 47
species conservation, 238, 239
stories, 5
tarantula food, 130
tins, tuna, 125
tropical, 136, 180, 190, 204
tropical, shop/industry, 122, 190
wildlife management, 237
Flakes, 127
Flame
hazards, 158
heating wire to melt holes, 217
Flame knee tarantula, 266
Flame tarantula, 271
Flashlights, 68, 170, 179, 218
Flasks, Erlenmeyer, 223
Fleas
parasites, 163
powders and sprays, 146
waterfleas, 57
Flies
"Come into my parlor...," 258
Acroceridae/acrocerids, 164
fruit, 221, 222, 225, 229, 230
infestations, 165
maggots, 129, 229, 230
mouth parts, 58
parasites, 164, 203
Phoridae/phorids, 168, 229, 230
sensed by spiders, 36
spraying for, 147
tarantula food, 129
Floods/flooding
catching wild tarantulas, 87, 175-177, 238
from burrows, 74, 77, 87, 175-177, 238
habitats, 70, 73, 134
natural disasters, 231
Floral/Florist's
cork bark, 133
foam, 118
moss, 119, 133
shops, 113, 118, 162
Flour, 158
Flower
flowering plants, CITES protection, 243
pots, 114
shops, 114
Fluids/fluidity
blood, 37
body, 20, 31, 33, 37, 151
coxal glands, 40, 41
digestive, 40, 41
egg laying, 211, 212, 214
exuvial, 24
hemolymph, 37
interstitial, 37
lymph/lymphatic, 37
regurgitated, 87
Fluorescence, hemolymph and blood, 37
Folding door spiders, 61
Foods/feeding
alternate food animals, 75, 128-131, 135, 147, 199, 221
arboreal tarantulas, 128
autotomized limbs, 33
birds to tarantulas, 2
bolus, 41, 71, 77, 126, 132, 135, 165, 168, 203
breeding tarantulas, 196, 198, 203, 207, 226, 228
crickets, 49, 75, 125, 127, 128, 150, 165, 180, 198, 221, 222, 224-226
dead, non-moving, 75, 87, 130
digestion/metabolism, 40-42, 49, 75, 76, 124, 127
eating, manipulating, 14, 16, 40, 41, 58, 76
enthusiast practices, 75, 127
fasting, 75, 128, 131, 150
fine sand, 113
food chains, 70, 75, 187
guidelines, 75, 108-111, 127, 128, 131, 169, 221, 222, 228
habits, 2, 29, 33, 74, 116, 131, 187
limitations to colony size, 73
maternal, 87
mealworms to tarantulas, 127, 129, 151
mice to tarantulas, 127, 129
nutritional supplements, 198-200, 203
odor, 41, 113
parasitism, 89, 164, 165
pesticides, 70, 128-130, 147
plastic wrap, 125, 198, 203
power feeding, 88, 226
sick or weakened tarantulas, 76, 150, 151, 156
silk/webbing, 46, 47, 76, 132
spiderlings, 29, 87, 128, 221, 222, 224-226, 228
strategies, 76, 77
supply/chain, 49, 70, 75-79, 84, 85, 88, 108, 187
tarantulas by humans, 95, 257
vermin, 113, 135, 165, 168
waltz, 76
while molting, 25, 27, 30, 127, 128
Forceps, 153-155, 168, 196, 212, 213, 219
Ford touring car, 4
Ford, Harrison, 3
Forebrain, 34
Forelegs, 21, 82, 83, 90, 176, 225
Forests
bark, 115
Borneo, Indonesia, 239
Brazil, South America, 243
canopy, 22, 134
Caribbean islands, 239
deep, 186
floors, 175
moist or rainforests, 70, 71, 79, 96, 116, 121, 126, 133, 134, 166, 168, 170, 173, 174, 180, 182, 186, 203, 214, 216, 243, 244
monsoon, 134
open, 186
prehistoric/primeval, 6, 59, 93
scrub, 70, 186, 243
South America, 239
Sri Lanka, Ceylon, 239
Venezuelan, 96
Formaldehyde, 189
Formic acid, 129
Formicarium, 117
Formulas, Ringer's solution, 159-161
Forum Magazine, 67, 220, 245, 248, 261
Fossils/fossilization
deposits, 56
evidence, 18, 56, 66
living, 59
spiders, 18
Fovea, median, 13
Frames/framework
aquariums, 111, 112
cage lids, 112
clubs, organizations, 247
display cages, 118
Freeze/freezing
bags, 189
euthanasia, 187
fatal, 121
hibernation, 48
weather, 48, 182
Freight, 181, 191
French, 64, 191
French Guiana, 45
Fresno, California, 248
Fringed ornamental tarantula, 272
Frogs
Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata, 74
commensal with a tarantula, 74
eaten by tarantulas, 221, 222, 225, 229, 230
Gastrophryne olivacea, 74
Great Plains narrow-mouthed frog, 74
Fuel
automotive, 183
heating bill, 224
Fulcrums, 44
Fumes/fumigating, 146, 156, 158
Fungus/fungi
asexual reproduction, 63
confusion with bacteria, 162
gnats, 167
growths, 114, 132, 162, 203, 211, 213, 214, 223
infections, 11, 114, 132, 133, 162, 163, 165, 203, 213, 214, 223
medical treatment, 162, 163
on silk, 47
Funnels
burrow embellishments, 186
manipulating crickets, 222, 223
tractor, 169
Funnelweb spiders, 61
Furrow, epigastric, 43, 51, 84, 195, 196
Fuzzy bird spider, 269
Fuzzy tree spider, 266, 269


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Ganglion, 34, 35
Garden
gloves, 173
shops, 113-115
soil, 114, 117, 201
source of tarantula food, 129
trowels, 173
Gas
compressed, 156
cyanide, 135
exchange, 39
heaters, 224
nitrogen, 156, 187
noxious, 135
Gasoline, 169, 222, 243
Gastric caecum/diverticulum, 39, 41
Gastrophryne olivacea (Great Plains narrow-mouthed frog), 74
Gauges, relative humidity, 123, 125, 126, 197, 198, 202
Gelfoam, 158
Genealogies, compared to phylogenetic tree, 54
Genetic
diversity/variability, 79, 204, 244
line/legacy, 175, 228
Geneticist/genetics instructor, 204
Genetics
laboratories/departments, 221, 222
science, 204
spider/arachnid, 209
Genital/genitalia
openings, 43
species identification, 188
Gentian violet, 163
Genus/genera, 2, 13, 60, 62, 64, 76, 89, 134, 138, 169, 178, 181, 206, 263, 270, 273
as a taxon, 3, 57, 61, 62, 64, 65, 240, 262, 263, 270
defined, 62
taxonomic changes, 61, 62, 64, 262, 263, 270, 273
Geoglyphs, 96
Geology laboratories/departments, 187
Gerbil, Mongolian, 239
German/Germany
Arachnologischer Anzeiger, 248
F. W. Nietzsche, 3
language, 2, 64
Giant black birdeating tarantula, 273
Giant olive brown baboon tarantula, 269
Giant pink starburst bird spider, 273
Giant pinkstarburst tarantula, 273
Giant red rump tarantula, 270
Giant scorpions, 95
Giant spiders, 1, 7, 52, 69, 96, 100, 102, 111, 127-129, 138, 139, 222, 233, 236, 257
Giant vinegaroon, 59
Glands
accessory organs, 196
associated with the brain, 35
coxal, 40, 41, 50
epiandrous, 43, 80, 196
hypothalamus, 35
nephridia, 41
primitive, 18
silk, 18, 47
venom, 14, 59
Glass
aquaria/cages, 22, 110, 111, 117, 118
crushed, 113
magnifying/hand lens, 27, 153, 154
tarantulas climbing, 22, 219
Gloves
boxing, 80
household cleaning, 139, 142, 149, 163
latex surgeon's, 139
leather, 173, 182
Glues/gluing
carpets to cage floors, 116
Crazy Glue, 158
cyanoacrylate, 158
model cement, 27
silicone rubber, 120, 133
Superglue, 158
Glycerine, 89, 152, 153, 162, 188
Glycol
antifreeze bottles, 173
preservative, 187
toxicity, 173
Gnathostomulida, 56
Gnats, 58, 167
Goat serum, 145
Gods
God
original creator, 54
minor, 235, 236
nouveau dieu, 235
Goggles, safety, 118, 149
Gold carapace red rump tarantula, 264
Gold carapace red-rump tarantula, 264
Golden baboon tarantula, 269, 272
Golden Cuban brown tarantula, 271
Golden hamster, Syrian, 239
Golden monkey spider, 272
Golden orange rump tarantula, 264
Goldfish
bowls, 110
dissimilar to tarantulas, 238
tarantula food, 130
Goliath baboon tarantula, 269
Goliath bird spider, 273
Goliath birdeater tarantula, 119, 273
Goliath pinkfoot tarantula, 272
Goliath pinkfoot tarantula, 272
Gonads, 43
Gonopores, 43, 84
Good hope yellow banded baboon tarantula, 269
Gooty ornamental tarantula, 272
Governments/governmental
agencies/institutions, 147, 245, 251
animal/insect importation laws, 221
bureaucrats, 68, 244
CITES members, 242
conservation laws, 235, 244, 251
officials, bribes/gratuities, 181
paraphernalia laws, 161
wildlife protection laws, 181, 227, 244, 251
Grammostola as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 271
Grass/grasses
arboreal tarantulas, 5, 71, 133, 175, 186, 262
burrow embellishments, 186
hummocks, 71, 182, 186
marking empty burrows, 177
source of food insects, 128
teasing tarantulas from their burrows, 95, 174
Grasshoppers, as food, 128, 129
Gratuities, 181, 242
Gravel
abrasion, 113, 161
aquarium, 113, 114, 117, 132, 133, 166, 168, 201, 211
cleaning, 113, 132, 133, 166
habitats, 73, 186
Gray mustard baboon tarantula, 272
Gray starburst baboon tarantula, 272
Grazing animals
cattle, 73, 75
elephants, 75
food chains, 75
rhinoceroses, 243
water buffalo, 75
wildebeest, 75
Great Plains narrow-mouthed frog (Gastrophryne olivacea), 74
Greater horned baboon tarantula, 267
Greaterhorned tarantula, 267
Greenbottle blue tarantula, 268
Grills, 112, 133
Grizzled pinktoe, 265
Grocers/groceries, 162, 199
Grooves
alveolus, 44
dorsal, 13
epigastric furrow, 14, 43
radiating, 13
thoracic, 13
Growth/growing
bacteria, 47, 115, 125, 213, 214
bristles and hair, 19
diapause, 48
ecdysis/molting, 22, 23
eggs in an incubator, 216
fungi/molds, 47, 115, 126, 162, 163, 211, 215
instars/stages, 16, 27, 28, 30
limb regeneration, 33
mites, 115, 126, 215
rates, 121, 222, 224, 226, 228, 229
spiderlings, 109, 114, 221, 222, 224, 226, 228, 229
Guanine
guanate, 43
guanocytes, 43
Malpighian tubules, 43
nitrogenous waste product, 42, 43
reflective retinas, 42
Guarantees
extinction, 227, 239
sales/purchases, 106, 108
tarantulas as cannibals, 108
Guarding eggs/eggsac, 85, 212, 213
Guatemalan black velvet tarantula, 267
Guatemalan red rump tarantula, 266, 267
Guatemalan red veil tarantula, 267
Guatemalan redrump tarantula, 267
Guiana, South America, 2
Guides, field trip, 183, 184
Guidelines
animal husbandry, 204
care, 122, 128, 132
catching wild tarantulas, 173, 175, 177, 180, 181
CITES, 241, 242
purchasing tarantulas, 107
shipping tarantulas, 191
tarantula prices, 105
Guinea pigs, 146, 199, 239


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Habitats
cage/captive conditions, 89, 114, 126, 134, 166, 198
characteristics, 182, 198
CITES protection, 181, 242
collecting wild tarantulas, 173, 174, 176-178, 180, 184
commensalism, 87
data, 55, 185, 186, 193
destruction, 104, 105, 177, 181, 184, 236-240, 244, 257
interrelations/preferences, 5, 70, 78, 87, 108, 109, 126, 133, 134, 174, 185, 186, 193, 238
isopods, 135, 136
mealworms, 129
range/diversity, 69, 70, 79
recovery/protection/improvement, 177, 178, 180, 184, 244
reintroduction of tarantulas, 240
Hadogenes species (flat rock scorpions), 59
Hair/hairy
bristles, 16
color in Indonesians, 95
dye, 95
for nest, 4
horse, 3
legs, 1
mammalian, 19
mygalomorphs, 18
sensory, 207
shedding, 7, 98
spiders, 1, 95, 142, 236, 245
Haiti, Hispaniola, 101
Haitian brown tarantula, 271
Haitian curly hair tarantula, 271
Haitian tarantula, 271
Halftone prints, 253
Halothane, 155
Hamsters, Syrian Golden, 99, 239
Hamtramck, Michigan, 249
Handling
biting, 4, 143, 144
Brachypelma emilia, 101, 137, 138
Brachypelma smithi, 101
Brachypelma vagans, 102
breeding tarantulas, 193, 201, 203, 215
by enthusiasts, 136-142
discouraged, 27, 100-103, 136-139, 150, 156, 159
dried exuvia, 27
encouraged, 107, 136, 139
fallacious reputations, 136-138
giant tarantulas, 102, 103, 139
handleability, 3, 7, 35, 100-105, 120, 136, 137, 139, 144
Lasiodora parahybana 95, 102, 103, 139, 142, 180
medical problems, 150, 156, 159
molting, 27, 159
Phrixotrichus spatulata, 144
precautions, 21, 100, 101, 138, 144, 156, 159, 175, 201, 203, 215
Pseudotheraphosa apophysis 95, 102, 103, 139, 142, 180
purchasing tarantulas, 102-105, 107, 138, 139
reactions by tarantulas, 35, 101-103, 136, 137, 139-141, 143
techniques, 4, 137, 140-142
Theraphosa blondi 95, 102, 103, 139, 142, 180
Hands
assessing substrate moisture, 114, 217
bites, 144, 146
catching wild tarantulas, 176
cleaning/sanitizing, 21, 148
lens, 165, 170, 196
pets, 99, 102, 103, 138, 139
picking up/holding tarantulas, 7, 140-142
pump, 223
safety on field trips, 183
Hapalopus incei, common names, 268
Haplopelma albostriatum, common names, 268
Haplopelma lividum
bristles, illustration, 22
common names, 268
illustration, 106
iridescence, 106, 107
Haplopelma minax
biting, 101, 102
common names, 268
illustration, 102
personality, 102, 137
Haplopelma species, part of food chain, 75
Hardware
cloth, 112
stores, 122, 169, 187, 202
Harpactira tigrina, common names, 269
Harpactirella species, burrows, 71, 119, 178
Harpactirinae, 62, 267-269, 272, 273
Harvester ants, 87
Harvesting, 6, 184, 237
Harvestmen, 60
Hatch/hatching, 28
Hawk wasps, Tarantula, 89, 90, 163
Hazards
antivenins, 145
field trips, 180, 182
fires, 124
foul water poisoning, 125
molting, 151, 154, 162
to tarantulas, 135
Head
appendages, 58
cephalothorax, 12
tarantulas', 12, 52
Healing minor injuries, 156
Health
captive bred tarantulas, 105, 114, 165
caring for sick tarantulas, 149
collecting tarantulas, 181
departments/officials, 221
diet, 131
fasting, 131, 151
newly acquired tarantulas, 126
parasites, 105, 165
problems, 97
spiderlings, 114
wild caught tarantulas, 105, 181
Hearing, 36, 91
Heart, 36-38, 52, 161
Heartbeat, 161
myogenic, 38
vertebrate, 38
Heartrate, 161
Heat period, 205
Heat/heating
avoiding/protection from, 74, 77, 107, 120-123, 180, 182, 197, 202, 215, 252
breeding tarantulas, 197, 201-203, 214, 215, 224
catching wild tarantulas, 180, 182
desiccation, 122, 123
environmental/solar, 74, 77, 121, 180, 182, 252
experimental areas, 91
fire hazards, 124, 224
physiological/body, 48
sanitizing/sterilizing, 157
supplementary/artificial, 107, 120, 122-124, 197, 201-203, 214, 215, 224
tarantulas' perceptions, 36
warming rodent carcasses, 131
Hemichordata, 56
Hemispheres
northern, 30, 31, 205, 206, 210
opposite, 206
southern, 30, 31, 205, 206, 210, 211
Tarantula's origin, 85
Hemocyanin, 37
Hemocytes, 37
Hemoglobin, 37
Hemolymph, 25, 26, 37-39, 45, 51, 156-161
Hemorrhage, 155, 161
Hercules baboon tarantula, 269
Heritages
cultural, 97
wildlife, 240
Hermit crabs, 135
Hernias, 161, 162
Herpetology/herpetologists
clubs/organizations/societies, 99, 228, 247
contacts/sources, 99, 228, 247
publications/newsletters, 228, 253
Heterometrus species, 95
Heteroscodra maculata, common names, 269
Heteroscodra species, possibly dangerous, 100, 138, 140, 144
Hexathelidae, 61
Hibernation, 48
Hide/hiding
crickets, 222, 223
escaped tarantulas, 170, 171
exoskeleton, 11
habitats, 186
male tarantulas, 82, 170
mattresses and rolled carpets, 184
mites, 115, 201
places to hide, 119, 120, 125, 133, 170, 224
psocids, 168
Hierba, 4
Highland baboon tarantula, 272
Highlands, 121
Himalayan mountains, 70
Hindgut, 41
Hinges/hinged
appendage joints, 14, 16, 32, 44, 45, 154
autotomy, 32
ecdysis/molting, 154
hydraulic movement, 44, 45
Hissing, 21, 22, 90, 137
Hives, 21
Hobby/hobbyists
acquiring tarantulas, 106, 108
captive breeding tarantulas, 175, 204-206
caring for tarantulas, 113, 129, 131, 138, 169, 230
clubs/societies/organizations, 106, 108, 185, 206, 233, 245, 246, 248, 250, 251
collusion, 240
common names, 53, 68, 261, 266, 267, 271
conservation, species, 175, 240
publications/writings, 253, 254
scientific names, 53, 68, 261, 263, 266, 267, 271
selling tarantulas, 108
shops/stores, 153
tarantula bites, 144
terminology, 41
Hobo spider, 4
Holes
burrows/habitats, 72, 175, 176
drains in cages, 132
drilling/melting, 111, 112, 132, 217, 224
paper punches, 180
portholes, 50
screening, 202, 224
spiderlings' escape, 190
unwanted, closing, 169, 202
ventilation, 86, 111, 112, 132, 149, 173, 180, 190, 202, 217, 223, 224
Homework, 98, 99
Homo sapiens, 235
Homoiotherms/homoiothermy, 48, 49
Homologues/homology
chelicerae and fangs with mandibles and jaws, 14
coxal glands and nephridia, 41
defined, 15
embolus and bulb with penis, 43
non-homologies, 15, 34, 41
Honduras curly hair tarantula, 266
Honduras woolly tarantula, 266
Hooded tickspiders, 60
Hooks, tibial, 80, 81, 83, 84, 88, 195
Hormones/hormonal
brain associated, 35, 48
ecdysone, 23
maturation, 115
Horned baboon tarantula, 267
Horned monkey spider, 267
Horns/horned
parasitic flies, 164
tarantulas, 13
Horse/horses
hair, 3
hoofs, 3, 4
killer, 4
serum, 145
Horseshoe crabs, 16, 57, 58
Hospitals/hospitalization
following tarantula bites, 100, 144
supplies sources, 125, 159
Hosts, 87, 164, 187
Houdini, 112, 172
Hourglass constriction, 12
Houses/housing
adult tarantulas, 194, 227
breeder tarantulas, 203
crickets, 127, 131, 198, 221
escaped tarantulas, 171
houseplants, 217
spiderlings, 109, 110, 226
temperature, 224
Hulls
cocoa beans, 115
coconuts, 210, 213
Humans/humanity
allergies to urticating bristles, 20, 21
anatomy compared to tarantulas', 12, 15, 35-38, 40, 45
genealogies, 54
habitat conservation/destruction, 236, 257
Homo sapiens, 235
interactions with tarantulas, 52, 93, 95, 138, 145, 146, 257
medicine, 155-159, 165
menaced by tarantulas in movies, 3
metabolism compared to tarantulas', 45, 48, 49, 199, 200
physiology compared to tarantulas', 45, 48, 121, 130, 147, 153
racial characteristics, 97, 105, 235, 236
reproduction, child rearing, 85, 87
species conservation/extinction, 231, 233, 235, 236, 239, 240
tarantula husbandry, 205, 207, 210
tourists, 184
Humidity
arboreal tarantulas, 71, 166
breeding tarantulas, 89, 153, 198, 201-203, 212-216, 218-220
burrows, 152
caring for tarantulas, 89, 108, 114-116, 119, 125, 126
effects on tarantulas, 79, 108, 125, 126
field trips, 182
infections/infestations, 71, 123, 126, 198
measuring, 122, 123, 125, 126, 197, 198, 202
mites, 115, 126, 198
moist or rainforest tarantulas, 71, 79, 126, 133, 134, 166, 170
molds/fungi, 126, 162
molting, 151-153
parasites, 71, 123
regulating, 119, 123, 125, 126, 133-135, 198, 201-203, 212-216, 218-220
relative humidity, 126, 182, 197, 198, 218
shipping tarantulas, 125, 190
spiderlings, 190, 223, 229
treating ailing tarantulas, 150, 162, 163, 166
Hybrids/hybridization
Avicularia species, 209
Brachypelma albopilosum X B. vagans, 209
Brachypelma auratum X B. smithi, 209
Brachypelma emilia X B. smithi, 209
Ceratogyrus brachycephalus X C. darlingi, 209
confounding species descriptions, 63
manmade, 209, 210
natural, 63, 210
Hydration
chemical, 159
exuvium, 152
Hydraulic system, 44
Hydrocortisone, 21
Hydrogen, elementary, 42
Hygiene, 131, 201, 203
Hygrometers, 122
Hyperactivity
male tarantulas, 80, 81, 103, 195, 208
Phrixotrichus spatulata, 144
Hypersensitivity, 33
Hypervitaminosis, 200
Hypoaspis miles, 167
Hypodermic syringes and needles
comparison with fangs, 14
paraphernalia, 219
uses, 160, 161, 219
Hypothalamus, analogues in spiders, 35
Hypoxanthine, 42
Hysterocrates crassipes, common names, 269
Hysterocrates ederi, common names, 269
Hysterocrates gigas
care, 167
common names, 269
feeding, 222
mites, 167
Hysterocrates hercules
collecting, 180
common names, 269
feeding, 222
Hysterocrates laticeps, common names, 269


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Ice
dry, 156
tongs, 60
ICU, 149, 150, 159, 167
Identification/identifying
commensal organisms, 187
infectious organisms, 162, 164
infesting organisms, 170, 229
sexes, 82, 227
species, scientific names, 11, 13, 28, 55, 56, 66, 100, 133, 138, 185, 186, 188, 189, 237
Idiopidae, 61
IgE (Immunoglobulin E), 20
Illustrations
popular pet books, 66
publication, 253, 254
SEMS, 22
Images
decorations, jewelry, 96
eyesight, 35
photographic, 253, 254
Immatures
breeding tarantulas, 105, 227
determining sex, 51, 194-196
diapause, 48
ecdysis/molting, 78
escapees, 170
feeding, 128
growing room, 109
instars, 27
lifestyles, 73
maturation, 44, 80
predators/enemies, 89
purchasing, 104, 105
transporting, 179
Immunities
tarantulas and nicotine, 110
tarantulas and pesticides, 147
Immunoglobulin E (IgE), 20
Importers
CITES enforcement, 243
common names, 53, 67
Imports/importation
Brachypelma emilia, 266, 267
Brachypelma smithi, 266, 267
breeding seasons, 206
emaciated tarantulas, 107
hobo spider, 4
laws, 181, 243
molting tarantulas, 24, 31
species identification, 56
Impotence
conservationists, environmentalists, 244
male tarantulas, 88, 194
Inbreeding, 79, 204, 205, 227, 229
Incandescent bulbs, 120, 123, 197, 201
Incubation/incubators
artificial, 86, 203, 210, 212, 215-218, 220, 229
au naturel, 200, 214
conditions, 214-216
lengths of time, 86, 216-218, 220
mechanical mom method, 216, 217
over easy method, 215
pedestal method, 215
publishing information, 220
strategies, 201, 203, 210, 212
India/Indian
arboreal tarantulas, 5
death due to tarantula bite, 145
ocean, 70, 139
Poecilotheria species, 100, 138, 206
pythons, 239
Indian ornamental black and white tarantula, 272
Indian ornamental tarantula, 272
Indian ornamental tree spider, 272
Indians, Piaroa, 95
Indonesia, 70, 95
Industries
agricultural, 167
manufacturing, 169
medical supplies, 158
pet, 30, 66, 69, 97, 99, 125, 131, 175, 180, 190, 199, 230, 237-239, 261
private, 239
tropical fish, 190
Infections
antibiotic ointment, 158
Bacillis necrophorus, 4
bacterial, 4, 11, 132, 165
diagnosis, treatment, 162, 163
factors inhibiting or preventing, 148, 149, 161
factors promoting, 71, 113, 123, 148, 149, 162
fungal, 11, 114, 132, 162, 163, 165
hemocytes, 37
ophthalmic, due to bristles, 21
roundworm, 164
transmission to humans, 165
Infertile
hybrid adults, 209
hybrid eggs, 209
Infestations
ants, 169, 170
factors promoting, 71
flies, 165, 168, 203, 229, 230
mites, 113-115, 126, 133-135, 163, 165-168, 198, 200, 203, 214, 217, 218
parasites, 165
pests, vermin, 110, 113, 126, 132, 203
Inflating/inflation
appendage joints, 45
economies, 106
Infraorders as a taxonomic level, 60, 61, 64
Inhaling, 39
anesthetics, 155
urticating bristles, 20
Injection
antivenins, 145
hemolymph and mice, 37
Ringer's solution, 157, 160, 161
venoms, 4, 142, 143, 145
Injuries
autotomy and regeneration, 32, 33, 153
by food animals, 128, 129
cuts, 4
exoskeleton, 11
from bites, 103
pain, 33
preventing, 110, 112, 117
removing eggsacs, 213
scratches, 4
treating, 156, 157, 159
while breeding, 203, 207
while collecting, 173, 177
while handling, 140, 142, 150, 173, 203, 207
while molting, 26, 27, 152, 154
Ink
India, 189
line drawings, 253
newsprint, 115
waterproof, 189
Insecticides, 110, 130, 146, 147, 151, 170
Insecta/insects
anesthesia, 156
ants, 129, 169
as a taxon, 73
Atelocerata, 57, 58
bites and stings, 144
Collembola, springtails, 87
common names, 67
crickets, 128
during field trips, 182
homologous/analogous body parts, 14-16, 41
hormones, 23, 115
importing, 167, 221
instars, 27, 28
leg joint construction, 44
museum collections, 55
parasitic, 163, 164
parthenogenesis, 63, 204
Psocoptera, psocids, 168
repellents, 169, 170
tarantula food, 75, 76, 83, 128, 129, 146, 198, 200, 221, 222
Instar (publication), 249
Instar, 15, 16, 27-29, 35, 36, 249
Instincts, 47, 80, 89, 142, 170, 208, 225
Institutions
business, economic, 131, 244
government, 245
research, teaching, 262
Intergrades
habitats, 70
interspecific, 209
mating strategies, 205
Interlibrary loan program, 247, 274
Intermolt, 23-25, 28, 31, 206
International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature, 63
International Congress of Zoology, 63
Internet, 99, 138, 228, 249, 250
Interstitial fluid, 37
Intestine, 39-41, 43
Intravenous injection, 157, 161
Invertebrates
CITES regulations, 243
compared to vertebrates, 204
euthanasia, 187
living near tarantulas, 187
nephridia, 41
parthenogenesis, 204
zoology text books, 170
Investigators, 145, 146
Iodine, 159
Irian Jaya, Indonesia, 74
Iridescence, 12, 22, 106, 195
Iridopelma hirsuta, common names, 269
Iridopelma zorodes, common names, 269
Iron, 37
Irritating bristles, 19, 20, 89, 100, 106, 139, 209
Irvine California, 117
Ischnocolinae, 62, 268-270
Ischnocolus hancocki, common names, 269
Ischnocolus species, burrows, 71, 119, 178
Isopoda/isopods, 135, 136, 168
Isopropanol/isopropyl alcohol, 187
Italics/italicization, 62
Italy, Taranto, 1
Itch/itching
bristles, 20, 97, 143
powder, 20, 97
Ivory ornamental tarantula, 272


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Jackson, Wyoming, USA, 158
January
mating season, 84, 205
tarantulas surviving cold, 48
Jars
anesthesia, 222
as cages, 110, 114, 217-220, 223-225, 227
egg incubation, 215
lids, 86, 125, 215
manipulating crickets, 199, 222, 223
Java yellow kneed tarantula, 273
Javan yellowknee tarantula, 273
Jaws, 14, 15, 39, 52, 58
Joints, 12, 14, 16, 18, 26, 32, 44, 45, 58, 139, 140, 146
Jokes, 3, 97, 242
Journal of Arachnology, 248
Journals
enthusiasts', 63, 245, 248, 256
scientific, professional, 5, 63, 66, 92, 245, 248
July
egg laying season, 78, 85, 86, 205, 210
mating season, 31
Jumping, 5, 35, 71, 103, 140, 142
June
egg laying season, 78, 85, 86, 205
mating season, 78
Jungles (see also rain and moist forests) 71, 135, 182
Juniperus species, 110


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Katydids, 129
Kawkereet mustard tarantula, 267, 270
Keepers, 4, 21, 27, 47, 56, 98, 101, 105, 109, 114, 115, 119, 122, 125, 128, 131, 132, 135, 136, 140, 142, 145, 149, 161, 165, 193, 203, 214, 215, 257
Kerosene, protection from ants, 169
Keys
diagnostic, 66, 240
picture, 66
words, 53
Kidneys, 40, 43
Kilimanjaro baboon tarantula, 273
Kilimanjaro mustard tarantula, 273
Kilimanjaro soot foot tarantula, 272
Kilimanjaro sootblack tarantula, 272
Kinani Rusty-Red Baboon Tarantula, 267
Kinds
arthropods, 11
organisms on Earth, 11, 54, 55, 63
tarantulas, 3, 13, 53
King baboon tarantula, 267
Kingdom
animalia, 6, 42, 55-58, 64
plant, 55
taxonomic level, 57, 64
Kingsville bronze-brown tarantula, 264
Knight's suit of armor, 12


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Labeling
illustrations in books, 66
scientific specimens, 185, 187, 189, 229, 263
shipping boxes, 190, 191
Labium, 39, 50
Laboratory/laboratories
antivenins, 145
mice, 37, 129, 146
rats, 129
research, 75, 130, 156, 161, 162, 185, 221, 222
Labrum, 39, 41
Labyrinths
cracks in soil, 72
eggsac, 220
Lacerta, 135
Lacquer, 110
Lacunae, 38
Lairs, 46, 71, 123, 124, 128, 146, 179, 186
Laity, 2, 3, 5, 65, 158, 236
Lake Tanganyikan golden baboon tarantula, 273
Lake Tanganyikan golden tarantula, 273
Lamellae, 39, 51
Languages
dead, 63, 64
foreign, 28, 66, 191, 256
scientific, 64
Larache gold tarantula, 269
Larvae, 48, 89, 129, 163, 229
Lasiodora "Wallacei", 270
Lasiodora klugi
common names, 269
feeding, 127, 222
Lasiodora parahybana
common names, 269
compared to Tyrannosaurus rex, 139
feeding, 127, 129, 222
handling, 139
hybridizing, 209
largest spider, 5, 139
male, illustrations, 82, 102
not for the novice, 102
Lasiodorides as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 270
Lasiodorides striatus, common names, 269
Latin, 27, 54, 63, 64, 273
Latrines, 5, 6
Latrodectus mactans, 65
Latrodectus species, bites, 4, 65
Launch, 5, 45
Laundry bleach, 148
Lawns, 73, 147
Laws
catching wild tarantulas, 181
CITES enforcement, 241-243
conservation, endangered species, 251
copyright, 254, 255
Darwinian Evolution, 54
enthusiast organizations influencing, 245, 251
mailing tarantulas, 181
paraphernalia, 161
LD50
defined, 146
pesticides and tarantulas, 146
Leaks/leaking
aquaria, cages, 118, 133
hemolymph, 31, 156, 158
injuries, 156, 158
Leaps/leaping
man from touring car, 4
tarantulas, 5
Leaves/leaflets
arboreal tarantulas, 71, 133, 175
dead, promoting mold growth, 47, 115, 12, 126
detritus in burrows, 72, 78
epigynum, 51, 196
fig, 63
lamellae, 39
used in cooking tarantulas, 95
Legends
females eating males, 84
horse's hooves loss, 4
North American native peoples, 96
silk's strength, 47
tarantism, 1
Legs, 151
apodemes and tendons, 46, 51
arthropods', 16, 59
as appendages, 14, 16, 17, 35, 38, 59, 124, 151, 225
autotomy and regeneration, 32, 33, 110, 116, 152, 153, 157, 158, 207
bristles, sensory, 36
bristles, stridulating, 21, 90
compared with pedipalps, 15, 16
crustaceans', 59
defense characteristics, 90
eating tarantulas, 95
gastric diverticula, 39
handling tarantulas, 139-141
horses', 3, 4
leg spans, 5, 45, 86, 87, 90, 109, 117, 139, 190, 209, 218, 219, 224-227
long hairy, 1
male's, characteristics, 5, 80, 88, 195
mating, 82-84, 90, 207
medical problems, 30, 152-154, 156-158, 165, 166, 222, 230
molting, 15, 25, 26, 30, 31, 50, 51, 152-154, 158
musculature and movement, 44-46, 51
scopulae, 17, 19, 22
segments, 14, 17, 46
spinnerets, 18
tarantula death, 29, 151
uses, 19, 20, 76, 77
Lemmarck, Jean Baptiste, 54
Lens
camera, 92
hand, magnifying, 165, 170, 195, 196
Lesions
Brachypelma albopilosum, 161, 162
ophthalmic, 21
Lesser black birdeating tarantula, 273
Lesser Thailand black birdeating tarantula, 269
Lesser Thailand earth tiger tarantula, 268
Lesser Thailand tiger tarantula, 268
Lethal
nitrogenous waste products, 42
ornamental fish medications, 130
pesticides, insecticides, 130, 147
spider bites 98
vestigial wings, 222
Leukocytes/white blood cells, 37
Levitation, 140
Libido, 201, 207
Libraries/librarians
book/periodical sources, 53, 66, 187, 196, 198, 204, 247, 249, 252, 254, 255, 262, 274
interlibrary loan program, 247, 274
psocids, booklice, 168
video tape, 228
Lice
booklice, 168
tarantula parasites, 163
woodlice, 135
Lichens, 71, 118
Lidocaine, 158
Lids
anesthesia jar, 155
cages', 111, 112, 118, 135, 169, 172, 203, 217, 220, 224
collecting, shipping containers, 173, 180, 190
ICUs, 149
incubating eggsacs, 215
jar lids, 125
moving tarantulas, 140, 207
tarantula escapes, 22, 86, 135, 140, 172
Lifting, 140, 141
Ligaments, cardiac, 37
Lights/lighting
bulbs, 123, 197, 201, 202
care of tarantulas, 31, 107, 108, 117, 120, 121, 126, 150, 155, 165, 193, 198, 201, 203, 214
flashlights, 68, 170, 179, 218
influencing behavior, 6, 77, 78, 82, 170, 176, 206
photographic, 252, 253
proper for viewing, 22, 37, 50, 107, 117, 153, 195, 219, 220
sunlight, 120, 121, 134, 180, 191, 252
tarantulas disliking, 107, 120, 121, 123, 176, 180, 197, 252
ultraviolet, 37
Limbs, 31-33, 44, 81, 109, 110, 125, 128, 144, 243
Lines
drawings, 253
evolutionary, 11
genetic/hereditary, 205, 210, 228
markings, 13, 17
political, 167
silk/threads, 46, 73, 77, 174
Linings
coxal gland ducts, 50
mouth, 25, 50, 154
passageways in general, 50
pharynx, 25, 50, 154
pumping stomach, 25, 50, 154
spermathecae/seminal receptacles, 86, 196
tendons/apodemes, 51
Linnaeus, Carolus, 53, 54, 63, 64
Liphistiidae, 60
Lips, 39
Liquid
coconut's, 210
crystal thermometers, 122
exuvial fluid, 24
food, 16, 40
glycerine, 162
nitrogen, 156
nutritional supplements, 199
preservatives, 188
silk, 47
soap, detergent, 153, 166, 196, 223
waste products, 42
water, 42, 125, 168, 223
Lists/listings
CITES appendices, 181, 237, 241-243
common names, 66, 67, 261-263
field trip equipment, 173
mailing lists, 99, 138, 249, 250
organizations, enthusiast and professional, 248, 249
pedigrees, 204
price lists, 261, 263
publications, 254
tall stories, 4
taxonomic/phylogenetic, 54, 63-66, 240, 261
Literature
popular, 96, 162
scientific, professional, 1, 23, 55, 64, 74, 90, 99, 100, 137, 143, 144, 162, 262, 263
teachers, 255
Litter/littering
as a stretcher or gurney, 27
as offspring, 7, 98, 225
cat pan, 113, 114
spreading trash, 184
Livestock, 108, 181, 191
Lizards
American chameleon, 135
as food, 129, 135
as predators, 135
European wall, 135
Loam, 72, 186
Locking mechanisms, 112
Locomotion, 45
Locusts, 58, 76
Logbooks, 185
Logs, rotting, 175
London, England, 63, 69
Long horned baboon tarantula, 267
Louisiana, USA, 264
Loupes, jeweler's, 153, 154
Lowlands, Brazilian, 121
Loxosceles species, bites, 4
Lubber grasshoppers, 129
Lumbricus species, 130
Lumping, defined, 263
Lunar cycle, 193
Lund, Dale, 245
Lungs
book lungs, 14, 38, 39, 43, 45, 51, 52, 150, 153-155, 161, 162, 165, 166, 195, 196, 224
excretory organs, 42
lung slits, 38
spiracles, 38, 113
stigmata, 38
stomata, 38
Lycosa tarantula, 65
Lycosidae, 65, 83, 174
Lymph
hemolymph, 25, 26, 37-39, 45, 51, 156-161
interstitial fluid, 37
lymph, 37
lymphatic fluid, 37
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Macrophotography, 252
Magazine, Forum, 67, 220, 245, 248, 261
Magazines, 63, 106, 228, 251, 252, 254, 255
Maggots, 129, 230
Magnesium chloride, 160
precipitate, 160
Magnetron tubes, 166
Magnifiers/magnifying
glass, 27, 153, 154, 195, 196
headband, 153, 155
Mail/mailing
biological specimens, 185, 189, 190
E-mail, 185, 248, 250
enthusiast newsletters, 246
lists, 99, 138, 249, 250, 254
mail-order, 106, 221
tarantulas, 181, 191
Maladies, 147
Malaysian feather leg tarantula, 267
Males
captive breeding tarantulas, 104, 105, 178, 194-196, 200, 201, 203, 205-209, 226, 227
catching wild tarantulas, 178
choosing pet tarantulas, 103-105
colors, markings, 17, 83, 88, 107, 195
copulation, 83-85, 201, 206-208
courtship, 82, 83, 90, 91
cycles, annual, 78, 84, 206
determining sex, 43, 44, 51, 80, 81, 194-196
growth/maturation rates, 226, 227
habits, sex life, 6, 43, 46, 78
hyperactivity, 81
leg spans, 5
longevity, 78, 84, 87, 88, 103-105, 122, 194, 205, 206
maturation/maturity, 79
nude statues, 63
ovulation, 85
physical characteristics, 5, 15, 51
postultimate molts, 29, 88, 89, 153
predation, 81
seldom eaten by females, 6
sexual organs, 15, 43, 44, 51, 52, 80-82
sperm induction, 81, 82
sperm webs, 78, 80-82, 205
ultimate molt, 80
wandering, 6, 73, 81, 82, 170, 178, 236, 237, 243
Malmignatte spider, 3
Malnutrition, 200
Malpighian tubules, 39-41, 43
Mammals/mammalian
birth compared with molting, 151
blood clotting, 158
cell size, 40
hair, 19
senses compared to tarantulas', 36
tarantulas' scientific names, 1
white blood cells, 37
Manaus brick-red rump tree spider, 265
Mandibles, 14, 15, 58, 198
Maps
field trip, 184
tarantulas' range records, 237
topographical, 186, 187
Marathon runners/marathoners, 45
March
egg laying season, 85, 205, 211
molting season, 30, 31
Marine
habitats, 70
pillbugs, sowbugs, 135
spiders' precursors, 18
Markings, 17, 90, 209
Martinique bird spider, 266
Mash, 198
Masticate, 14, 16, 40, 76
Mastigoproctus giganteus, 59
Mata-caballo, 4
Mate/mating
captive, 193, 194, 200, 201, 205-210, 226, 227
copulation, 43, 83, 84
courtship, 83, 84, 90, 91
data, recording, 204, 228, 229
females eating males, 6, 32, 90, 208, 209
frequency, 6, 81, 84
habits/behavior, 83-86, 90, 91, 201, 205, 206, 228
hybridization, 208, 209
hyperactive males, 81
inbreeding, 204, 227
molting, 86, 88, 89, 208
nomads, 74
pedigrees, 204
photography, 253
seasonal strategies, 78, 84-86, 201, 205, 206
secret passwords, 83
sexually transmitted diseases, 164
subsequent events, 85, 86, 210
Maternal/maternity
brooding, 200, 212, 213
captive breeding, 200, 203, 208, 210, 212, 213
egg laying, illustration, 212
instincts, 208
ward, 200, 203
Mato Grasso birdeater, 264
Mato Grasso black velvet birdeater, 264
Mats
dead vegetation, 175
moss, 175
silk, 24, 46, 76
Mattresses and carpets, 184
Mature/maturity
age/time required, 28, 29, 79, 88, 105, 194, 226, 227
appearance, 107, 195
captive breeding, 104, 105, 194, 195, 200, 203, 205, 206, 208, 222, 226, 227
factors effecting, 222, 226, 227
females, 51, 78-80, 89, 104, 226, 227
hormonal control, 115
males, 15, 78-80, 82, 84, 88, 104, 153, 194, 195, 200, 203, 205, 226, 227
molting, 28, 29, 79, 80, 84, 153, 155, 195, 205
seasonal strategies, 78, 79, 84, 88, 206, 208
survival rates/life expectancy, 88, 89, 104, 105, 155, 194
value, 106
Maxillas/maxillary, 16
May
egg laying season, 205
mating season, 78, 205
McKee, A. W., 193, 194, 216
McKee/Fostaty/Schultz incubator, 216
Meal, 127, 129
Mealworms
as food, 127, 129, 131, 151, 198, 200
becoming beetles, 127
common, 129
giant, 129
staple diet, 127
Meat
attracting predators, 33
putrefaction, 33, 131
tarantula food, 130
Mechanic's mirror, 170, 171
Mechanical mom incubator, 86, 216, 217
Mecicobothriidae, 61
Media, 21, 89, 163, 244
Median fovea, 13, 230
Median midgut, 41
Medical
doctors, 155, 159
emergencies/problems, 126, 147, 149, 159, 183
evidence of dangerous tarantulas, 100
importance of tarantula bites, 103, 139
supply industries, 158
Medications
antibiotic, 159
fungicidal, 163
hydrocortisone, 21
ornamental fish, 130
sterility, 148
Medicine
chest, 21, 159
folk, 147
tarantula, 147
veterinary, 158
Medtech, Incorporated, 158
Megaphobema mesomelas, common names, 270
Melopoeus as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 268
Melting holes in plastic, 111, 132, 217, 224
Membranes
chorion, 28, 221
lamellae, 39, 165
mucous, 19, 20
pleurae/joint, 14, 16, 32, 41, 153, 154, 165
Merchants, 107
Mercurochrome, 159
Mergui reddish brown tarantula, 267, 270
Mérian, Madame Maria Sibylla, 2
Merostomata, 58
Merthiolate, 159
Mesh
cage covers, 112, 224
cages, 110
microscreen, 169
nylon, 112
wire, 110, 112
Mesothelae, 59, 60
Mesozoa, 56
Metabolism/metabolic
anaerobic, 45
energy, 42, 43, 47
longevity, 88
processes, 42
rates, 48, 49, 52, 75, 88, 150, 200
recovery from illness, 150
synthetic vitamins, 199, 200
thermoregulation, 48
waste products, 41, 43
Metal/metallic
aquarium frames, 111
covers/lids, 217, 224
hacksaws, 210
ornaments, 166
Metallic tree spider, 265
Metamorphosis, 44, 257
Metatarsus, 17
Metecdysis, 23
Methyl alcohol, 187
Methylene blue, 163
Metriopelma as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 268
Metriopelma breyeri, experimental bites, 146
Metriopelma zebrata, common names, 270
Mexican
peasantry, 243
redknee tarantula, 243, 262
species, CITES protection, 243
Mexican beauty tarantula, 266
Mexican blond tarantula, 264
Mexican fireleg tarantula, 266
Mexican flameknee tarantula, 266
Mexican gray tarantula, 265
Mexican green tarantula, 264
Mexican red leg tarantula, 267
Mexican redknee tarantula, 267
Mexican redleg tarantula, 266
Mexican redrump tarantula, 267
Mexican rose tarantula, 265
Mexican rust leg tarantula, 266
Mexican true red leg tarantula, 266
Mexico, 3, 4, 96, 101, 121, 243
Mica, 114
Mice
dead mice on your back stoop, 7
feeding to tarantulas, 76, 127, 129-131, 145, 198, 200
LD50, 146
metabolic rates, 49
predacious, 19, 89
sensitivity to tarantula venom, 37, 145
sensitivity to urticating bristles, 19, 20
vermin, 202
Microbiologists/microbiology instructors, 162
Microscopes/microscopic
dissecting/binocular, 51, 153, 154, 170, 196
food particles, 165
organs on the exoskeleton, 36
spigots, 47
tarantula's cohabitants, 74
Microscreen, 164, 169
Microstigmatidae, 61
Microwave ovens, 130, 149, 157, 166
Microwhipscorpions, 60
Middle East gold tarantula, 267
Middle East olive gold tarantula, 267
Midgut
median, 41
proximal, 41
Midwinter, breeding season, 84, 205
Mierda de araña, 4
Migidae, 61
Millipedes
Atelocerata, 57, 58
cagemates, 135
Minerals
build-up in water dishes, 202
nutritional supplements, 198, 199, 203
oil, 115, 166, 167
Mirror
image, 253
mechanic's, 170, 171
Miscare, 98
Misidentification, 55, 56
Mislabel, 66
Misname, 7
Misnomer, 1
Missing links, 59
Misting, 135, 152
Mites
appearance, 114, 165, 167, 217, 218
as acarids, 60
as arachnids, 58
commensals on crickets, 165
controlling, 165-168, 198, 203, 210, 214
eradication, 165-168, 198, 203, 214
food, 165
growth suppressant, 115
humidity, 126
importing, 167
infestations, 113-115, 126, 132-135, 163, 165-168, 198, 200, 201, 203, 215, 217, 218, 223
oil treatment, 166
place to hide, 201
predatory, 167, 230
reproduction suppressant, 115
Model
cement, 27
evolutionary, 56, 57
Moist/moisture
captive breeding, 193, 196, 197, 203, 214-217, 219, 224, 229
cycles, annual, 78
cycles, life, 79
cycles, reproductive, 79, 84
disease/infections, 70
fly infestations, 229
forest species, 70, 78, 126, 133, 134, 166-168, 170, 203, 216, 244
forests, 70, 79, 182, 186
giant mealworms, 129
isopods, 135, 168
medical care, 149, 153, 157, 162, 163
microwave ovens, 166
molting, 89, 151
shipping tarantulas, 125, 180, 188
substrate/cage, 113-115, 126, 132, 166, 203, 215-217, 219, 224, 229
vermin infestations, 114, 165, 167
wild populations, 238, 244
Mojave brown tarantula, 264
Mojave desert, 72, 73, 87, 178
Molds, 113, 126, 215
Molecules
chitin, 12, 25
nitrogen, 42
protein, 12, 47
sclerotin, 12, 25
sugar, 12
Mollusca, 56
Molts, 27
Molt/molting, 24
alternate names, 27
apodemes, 46
apolysis, 24
autotomy/regeneration, 32, 33, 157
baldness, 24, 29
care, 109, 126-128, 139, 151, 154, 155, 157, 159, 162, 226
confused with death, 29, 151
coordinated with egg laying, 205, 206, 208
coordinated with mating, 205, 206, 208
cradles/mats, 24, 29, 46
cycles/stages, 23, 24, 175
data recording, 29, 229
embryology/development, 28, 221
exuvial fluid, 24
frequency/timing, 24, 30, 225
hormone control, 23
illustrations, 24-26, 30, 50
instars/stages, 27-29
maturation/maturity, 29, 79, 80, 84, 195, 205
moisture/humidity, 126, 151, 152
museum specimens, 189
penultimate, 29
postultimate, 29, 88, 89, 153
prepenultimate, 29
problems/risks, 15, 24, 26, 27, 30, 32, 33, 88, 89, 127, 128, 151-158, 161, 162, 175, 222
seasons, 30, 31, 78, 79, 84, 86, 175, 205, 206
sensory abilities, 26
sex determination, 51, 195, 196, 226
ultimate, 29, 79, 80, 84, 88, 195, 205
wild tarantulas, 30
Mombasa golden starburst baboon tarantula, 272
Mombasa golden starburst tarantula, 272
Mongolian Gerbil, 239
Monkey spider
possibly dangerous, 138
not approved name, 138, 262
Monsoon forests, 70, 134, 187
Montagne la Gabrielle, French Guiana, 45
Morals, 66, 178, 210, 239
Moronic dunces/stunts, 97, 142
Mortality
spiderlings, captive bred, 105
spiderlings, wild, 86
wild males, 88
Moss, 71, 118, 119, 133, 175, 224, 225, 229, 243
Mother Nature, 235, 237
Mothers/motherhood, 85
annual cycles, 78, 86
care of eggsacs, 87, 200, 212-216
care of spiderlings, 87
ovulating/egg laying, 28, 212
Moths, 128, 129, 164
caterpillars, 46
clothes, 110
Motor
neuronal function, 34, 156
vehicles, 145
Mount Obie brown tarantula, 273
Mount Obrie brown tarantula, 273
Mouse spiders, 61
Mouth
bottles/jars, 111, 133, 215, 222-224
burrow's, 7, 71, 72, 77, 174, 186
functions/activities, 40, 41
linings, 25
location, 39, 50, 59
medical problems, 113, 154, 165
mimicry, 90
Movement
appendages, 12, 26, 27, 44, 45
arboreal tarantulas, 22
breathing/respiratory, 39
feeding reflex, 127, 130
hydraulic, 44, 45
on carpeting, 116
sensing, 207
stridulation, 90
Movies
featuring tarantulas, 3, 5, 52, 96, 190, 258
parasites, 164
sets, 118
Mucous membranes, 19, 20
Mucus, 20
Mules, 209
Muscles/musculature, 44
anesthesia, 156
apodemes, 34, 44-46, 50
appendages, 16, 44-46
autotomy, 32
during molting, 26
entosterna/endosternites, 34
exoskeleton, attachment, 11-13, 44-46, 50
function, 44
heart, 38
hydraulic movement, 44, 45
pumping stomach, 39, 40
respiratory, 39
tendons, 34, 45, 46
Musculi laterales, 45
Museums
organizational system, 54
personnel/workers, 20, 55, 186, 189
reference book sources, 262
specimens, 55, 56, 66, 185
specimens, donating, 185-187, 189, 192
Mustard baboon tarantula, 272
Mycelium, 162, 163
Mycitracin Antibiotic Ointment, 158
Mygalarachne commune, experimental bites, 146
Mygalarachne rubronitens, common names, 270
Mygale, as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 1, 62
Mygale, European/common name for tarantulas, 1
Mygale Blondii, 273
Mygalidae as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 62
Mygalomorph (publication), 245, 248
Mygalomorphae/mygalomorphs
as a taxon, 60, 61, 64
difficult taxonomy, 66
habitats, 175
hairy, 18
origin of the name, 1
Myogenic hearts/heartbeat, 38
Myths/mythology, 52, 95, 257
bites in latrines, 6
confusion with widows, 3
dehydration, 151
eating mates, 6
jumping, 5
large, dangerous spiders, 1
primitive people/aboriginals, 95, 100
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Nails
carpenter's, 111, 217
hardeners, 157
scissors, 219
Names/naming
abbreviations, 64, 65, 262
anatomy/body parts, 12, 16, 17, 34, 39, 41, 52
author's, 255
bird spiders, 2, 75
birdeaters, 2, 75
Committee on Common Names of Arachnids, 65, 66, 261, 265, 270
common, 1, 2, 53, 65-68, 138, 251, 261, 262, 265, 267
Common Names of Arachnids, 65, 261, 262
common versus scientific, 53, 66, 67, 261
embryology and development, 28
Latinized, 63
Linné, Karl von, 53, 64
mygale, common name, 1
Mygale, scientific name, 1
pseudoscientific, 266, 270
scientific, 1, 3, 53-57, 61-68, 190, 251, 261-264, 270, 271, 273
systematic/taxonomic, 54
tarantula hawk wasp, 89
tarantula, defined, 65
tarantula, nightclub, 96
tarantula, origin, 1, 65
Tarantula, tailless whipscorpion, 2, 65
Voglespinne, 1, 2
Napoléon de Bonaparte, 63
Naturalists, 1, 179, 184
Nature/natural
"and organic", 110, 114
calamities/catastrophes/disasters, 56, 231, 235, 238
care/caging, 116
conservation, 181, 230, 235, 236, 238, 244
histories, 69, 97, 121, 129, 233, 243
history museums, 263
hybridization, 210
laws, 54
natural history publications, 198, 254
nutrition/supplements, 130, 199
photography, 254
resources, 184, 235, 236
selection/selective breeding, 204, 210
substrates, 113, 114
Navajo peoples, 96
Nazca, Peru, 96
Needles
hypodermic, 14, 160, 161, 219
paraphernalia, 161
pricks, 143
sewing, 219, 220
Nemathelminthes, 44, 164
Nemertinea, 56
Nemesiidae, 61
Neoclassical period, 63
Neomycin, 158
Nephridia, 18, 41
Nerves/nervous system
cords/fibers, 34, 35, 38
heartbeat, 38
nervousness, 90, 200, 203
optic, 34, 35
reflexes, 32
sensory, 26, 34, 36
system, 34, 78
Netiquette, 249
Nets, fish, 47
Neurogenic hearts/heartbeat, 38
Neurons, motor, 156
New Guinea birdeater, 273
New Guinea brown tarantula, 273
New York Times, 63
Newsletters, 92, 228, 245, 246, 248, 249, 251, 253, 255
Newspapers, 2, 4, 63, 106, 189, 190, 228, 253
Newsprint, 115
Nibble, 127
Nicknames, 112, 261, 267
Nicotine, 110
Nietzsche, Friedrich W., 3, 96
Nigeria, 74
Night/nighttime
behavior/habits, 31, 77, 91, 92, 151
creatures, 1, 68
diurnal cycle, 31
road cruising, 178
temperatures, 121-123, 184
Nightclubs, 96
Nightcrawlers, 130
Nightmares, 170, 225
Nitrite, sodium, 156
Nitrogen/nitrogenous
anesthetic, 156, 187
atmospheric, 42, 156
cylinders of compressed gas, 156
food constituent, 42
laboratory production, 156
liquid, 156
polysaccharide, 12
storage under, 160
toxicity, 42, 43
waste products, 42, 43
Nomadic tarantulas, 74
Nomenclature, International Commission of Zoological, 63, 263
Nomenclature, Rules of Zoological, 63
Nomenclature
anatomy/body parts, 23, 41
common names, 67, 68, 263
scientific names, 54, 63, 67, 68, 262, 263
Nontoxic
paints, 110
waste products, 42
North American palomino tarantula, 264
Northwest Territories, Canada, 128
Nouveau dieu, 235
Nouveau riche, 235
November, molting season, 206
Novices
borrowing rare reference books, 262
breeding tarantulas, 214, 215
caring for tarantulas, 113, 115, 120
catching wild tarantulas, 182
guidelines for pets, 82, 100, 101, 104, 107, 138, 139, 145
handling tarantulas, 136, 139-142
hybridizing tarantulas, 209
Internet, 249
sounding like a professional, 12
tarantulas' medical problems, 155
Nucleus, egg, 28
Numbers of/numbering
appendages, 16
brood size, 222-224, 229
collection/log, 185, 186, 188, 189
dangerous tarantulas, 5
molts/instars, 28, 29
museum specimens, 55, 56
species of organisms, 55
species of tarantulas, 99
tarantulas sold in the pet industry, 4, 53, 104, 108, 237
wild populations, 73, 75, 210, 236-239
Numerals, Roman, 16
Nuptial duties/embrace, 14, 205, 207
Nutrition/nutritional value
age of maturation, 79
breeding tarantulas, 193, 199, 200, 222
eggs, 28
foods for tarantulas, 129, 130
instars/molting, 29
nutritive substances, 28
parasitism, 163
supplementation, 199, 200, 222
tarantulas as food, 95
Nylon
compared with spider silk, 47
mesh, 112, 224
webbing straps, 112, 172


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Obese/obesity, 49, 75
Ocelli, 35
October
egg laying season, 211
mating season, 205
molting season, 205
Ocular tubercle, 35, 158
Odors
breeding tarantulas, 207, 208
care/cleaning, 132
chlorine, 166
food animals, 131
substrate, 113
tarantulas, while eating, 41
Official
collection log, 186, 187
common names, 28, 53, 65, 66, 68, 89, 261, 263, 265-267, 270
record, largest tarantula, 5, 139
scientific names, 53, 68, 273
Officials/officers
bribes/gratuities, 181, 242
clubs/enthusiast organizations, 246, 247
government, 181, 242
Offspring, 49, 62, 73, 131, 204, 209, 227, 244
Oil
ant control, 169
cedar, 110, 115
engine, 183, 223
hair dye, 95
heaters, 224
mineral, 115, 166
mite control, 166, 167
snake, 199
Ointments, antibiotic, 158, 161
Oklahoma, 264
Oklahoma brown tarantula, 264
Old calabar baboon tarantula, 269
Old wive's tales, 52, 95, 257
Olive tree spider, 273
On the Origin of Species, 54
Ophthalmologists, 21
Opisthosoma
abdomen, 12
anatomy, 12, 14, 18, 19, 24, 30, 35, 37-39, 43, 45, 51, 161
appendages, 18
baldness, 24
bristles, 19, 24, 30, 86
courtship/mating, 82, 84
detailed discussion, 12
definition of Araneae, 59
definition of Mesothelae, 59
during feeding, 76
eaten by humans, 95
feeding tarantulas, 128, 131, 222
medical problems, 150, 154, 157, 161-163, 168
molting/exuvia, 25, 27, 31, 51
newly arrived tarantulas, 127
sex determination, 51, 80, 195, 196
Opisthothelae, 60, 61, 64
Optic nerves, 34, 35
Orange hair woolly tarantula, 266
Orange knee tarantula, 267
Orange striped birdeater, 269
Orange Tiger abdomen tarantula, 270
Orange tipped bird spider, 265
Orangerump tarantula, 267
Orbweaver spiders, 61, 76
Order, as a taxonomic level, 60, 64, 65
Araneae, 59, 60
Collembola, 73, 87
definition, 57, 59
Isopoda, 135
Isoptera, 74
Opisthothelae, 61
Orthoptera, 127
Psocoptera, 168
Scolopendromorpha, 182
Thysanura, 74
Uropygi, 59
Orders/ordering
cautions/caveat emptor, 106
crickets, 222, 228
dealers ordering cooperatively, 230
fruit fly cultures, 221
insects, 137, 221, 222, 228
mail-order tarantulas, 106
predatory mites, 167, 230
Origin of Species, On the, 54
Origins
analogy versus homology, 15, 41
birdeaters/bird spiders, 2
common names, 53
embryonic, 34
evolutionary, 6, 18, 19, 39
geographic, 21, 101, 121, 193, 265
habitats, 133, 134, 193
international shipping, 181
scientific/Latin names, 27
tarantula, 1
Orinoco tree spider, 272
Ornamental baboon tarantula, 269
Ornamental Gooty plain leg tarantula, 272
Ornamental tarantulas, 138, 144, 206
Ornamental tree spider, 271, 272
Ornaments, 120, 121, 166, 203
Ornate bird spider, 270
Ornate ornamental tree spider, 272
Ornate tree spider, 272
Ornithoctoninae, 62, 268, 270
Ornithoctonus andersoni, common names, 270
Orthognatha, 60, 61
Orthopaedic Surgery, 153, 154
Ostia, 37, 38
Outbuildings, 6, 175
Outpocketing, stercoral pocket, 40
Ovaries, 43, 210
Ovens
conventional, 149
microwave, 130, 149, 157, 166
Overcollecting tarantulas, 175
Overdoses, nutritional, 199, 200
Overheating, 120, 121, 215
Overpowering, 75, 87, 129
Oviducts, 43
Ovulation, 79, 85
Oxygen/oxygenate
exercise, 45
metabolism, 42, 147, 166
respiration, 37-39


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Pace/pacing
exhibition of stress, 119
reaction to anesthetic, 155
reaction to pain, 33
Pacemakers, 38
Pacific Northwest, 4
Pacific Ocean islands, 70, 139
Packages/packaging
chorion, 28
crickets, 91, 222
nutritional supplements, 199
shipping, 180, 185, 188-191, 230
Pages
hobbyist publications, 246, 253, 255
lamellae, 39
Pain/painful
anesthesia, 156, 187
autotomy, 32, 33
euthanasia, 129
ophthalmic trauma, 21
tarantula bites, 144
tarantulas feeling, 33, 34
Paint/painting
artist's brushes, 166
cages, 110
chlorine bleach, 149
nontoxic, 110
Painted red leg tarantula, 266
Painted red rump tarantula, 267
Palate plate, 40
Paleontologists/paleontology instructors, 56
Palms
of the hand, 141
trees/leaves, 175
Palomino blond tarantula, 264
Palomino tarantula, 264
Palp/palpus, 16
Palpigrada, 60
Pampas tawnyred tarantula, 271
Pamphobeteus "Wallacei", 270
Pamphobeteus antinous, common names, 270
Pamphobeteus fortis, common names, 270
Pamphobeteus insignes, common names, 270
Pamphobeteus melanocephalus, common names, 270
Pamphobeteus ornatus, common names, 270
Pamphobeteus species
biting, 144
iridescence, 195
Pamphobeteus striatus, 270
Pamphobeteus tetracanthus, common names, 270
Panama red rump tarantula, 270
Panamanian red leg tarantula, 266
Papers
chemicals contained, 115
hole punches, 180
labeling, 189
medical uses, 149, 150, 157, 158
popular/nonscientific, 65, 254
rice, 157
scientific, 15, 61-63, 65, 196, 256, 263
toilet tissue, 157, 222
toweling, 149, 150, 157, 158, 166, 188, 190, 222
tubes, 222
while microwaving, 166
wrapping/shipping, 188-190
writing, 254, 256
Paperwork associated with permits, 243
Papier-mâché egg cartons, 222
Paraphernalia
drug addicts, 161
enthusiast's supplies, 108
Paraphysa manicata, common names, 270
Paraphysa species, spiderlings' size, 86
Parasites/parasitism/parasitic, 163
apparent/obvious, 164
communicable to humans, 165
conditions promoting, 76
defined, 163
flies164
illustrations, 163, 164
in captive bred tarantulas, 164, 165
in nature, 71, 164
in wild caught tarantulas in captivity, 105, 163, 164
mites, 165
possible candidates, 164
prognosis, 164
spider wasps, 89, 164
worms, 162
Parasitology, 105, 164
Paratropididae, 61
Parentheses, 62, 64, 262, 263
Parents/parental
care of offspring, 87
data recording/pedigrees, 229
in species definitions, 62
inbreeding, 204
Paris, France, 63
Parthenogenesis, 204
Parties, Conference of the, 241-243
Parties, members of the CITES Treaty, 241-243
Partitioning a cage, 108, 124
Passwords, secret, 83, 91, 209
Pastures, 174
Patches
bald, 24, 30, 37
book lungs in exuvia, 39
bristles, 86, 90, 195
epigynal plate, 195
silk on sperm webs, 80, 81
Patellas, 16, 17, 44, 152, 267
Pathogens, 149, 162, 163, 235
Pathology/pathological conditions, 37, 131
Patients
anesthesia, 156
ophthalmic, 21
tarantula bites, 143, 145
Paulo dark scarlet bird spider, 270
Pearlfish, Argentine, 239
Peasants/peasantry, 1, 157, 237, 243, 245
Peat, 113
Pebbles, 113, 125, 166
Pedestal method, eggsac incubation, 215
Pedigrees, 204
Pedipalps
alternative nomenclature, 16
anatomy/segments, 16, 19, 21, 22, 43, 44, 50, 80
autotomy, 32
compared with antennae, 15
compared with legs, 15, 16
definition, 15
definition of Chelicerata, 59
females, brooding, 212, 214
functions, 15, 16, 36, 39, 40, 43, 44, 77, 81-84, 90, 203, 207, 225
handling tarantulas, 141
male's, 15, 43, 80-84, 88, 89, 153, 195, 196, 203
male's compared to female's, 80
male's illustrated, 43, 80-82, 88
molting/exuvia, 50, 88, 89, 153
musculature, 44
sex determination, 43, 44, 80, 195, 196
stridulation, 21, 90
Peduncle, 12
Peer review, 62
Pellets, food, 41
Penalties
bribery/gratuities, 181
CITES violations, 242, 243
illegal collection of tarantulas, 181
violation of postal regulations, 189
Pendants, 96
Penis, 43
Pentastomida, 56
Penultimate molt, 29
Pepper, red, 97
Pericardium, 37, 38
Perils
molting, 152
tarantula keeping hobby, 233
wild organisms, 210, 233, 235, 237
Period
heat, 205
incubation, 214, 218
mating, 205
monthly, 85
neoclassical, 63
Periodicals, 253, 254, 274
Permission
copyrights, 255, 256
property owner's, 181
Permits
CITES, 181, 243
importing predatory mites, 167
insect importation, 221
shipping tarantulas across borders, 181
Peroxide, 159
Personalities, 101, 106, 136
Brachypelma emilia, 137
conflicts, 246
correlated with species, 101, 264
correlated with origin, 101, 136
female tarantula's, 210
individual tarantula's, 101
male tarantula's, 80, 195
Perspex, 202
Peru, South America, 96
Peru/Peruvian
Pamphobeteus species, 144, 195
Paraphysa species, 86
Peruvian black birdeater, 270
Peruvian fuzzy tree spider, 266
Peruvian pinktoe tarantula, 266
Peruvian striped birdeater, 270
Peruvian tree spider, 266
Pesticides, 146
agricultural, 70, 236
irresponsible use, 70, 147, 236
mite eradication, 165
plant sprayers/misters, 135, 152
substrates, 113, 117, 217
tarantula's food animals, 128-130, 147, 198, 200
tarantula's sensitivity, 146, 147
use around tarantulas, 146
Pests, 123, 146, 147, 168
Petiolus, 12
Petri dishes, 125
Petrol, 222
Petrolatum/petroleum jelly, 224
Pets
activism, 251
dealers, 2, 4, 30, 53, 56, 99-101, 106-108, 110, 112, 116, 124, 125, 127, 130, 131, 138, 141, 145, 186, 199, 222, 228, 251, 258, 261
enthusiasts, 53, 257, 258
exploitation, 237
industry/trade, 4, 30, 69, 99, 108, 112, 125, 131, 144, 175, 199, 230, 237, 238, 261, 265, 271
intrinsic value, 230
keeping hobby, 53, 56, 96-99, 108, 240
scientific specimens, 186, 189
species identification, 53, 56, 66, 138, 186, 189, 265, 271
Phalangida, 60
Pharmaceuticals, 89
Pharmacies, 158-160, 162, 187, 217
Pharynx, 25, 39, 40, 50, 154
Phoneutria fera, 6
Phoridae/phorids, 168, 229, 230
Phormictopus cancerides
autotomy, illustration, 32
biting, 101, 103, 144
common names, 271
communal living, 225
food for other tarantulas, 130
illustrations, 32, 33, 103
personality, 103, 138-140
regeneration, illustration, 33
Phormictopus nesiotes, common names, 271
Phormictopus species, nomads, 74
Phoronidea, 56
Photographs/photography
as data recordings, 30, 91, 185, 186, 189, 228, 229
marketing tools, 199
publication, 253-255
supply stores, 92
tabletop, 118
techniques, 252, 253
Photomechanical transfers (PMTs), 254
Photonegative, 135
Photoperiod, 48
Phrixotrichus auratus, synonymous with P. roseus, 271
Phrixotrichus cala
common names, 271
confused with P. spatulata, 218, 271
incubation period, 218
nomads, 74
rare in pet trade, 271
stridulation, 90
Phrixotrichus grandicola, common names, 271
Phrixotrichus grossa, common names, 271
Phrixotrichus iheringi
common names, 271
incubation period, 218
Phrixotrichus pulchra, common names, 271
Phrixotrichus roseus
common names, 271
synonymous with P. auratus, 271
Phrixotrichus spatulata
breeding seasons, change, 205
common names, 271
confused with P. cala, 218, 271
fasting, 75, 131, 150
illustrations, 75, 81, 88
nomads, 74
personality, 102
possibly dangerous, 144
post-ultimate molt, 88
sexual stridulation, 90
stridulation, 90
Phrixotrichus species, possibly dangerous, 100
Phyla, as a taxonomic level, 56, 59, 64
Acanthocephela, 56
Annelida, 56
Arthropoda, 57, 58
Aschelminthes, 56
Brachiopoda, 56
Chaetognatha, 56
Chordata, 56
Coelenterata, 56
Ctenophora, 56
definition, 57, 58
Echinodermata, 56
Echiuroidea, 56
Ectoprocta, 56
Entoprocta, 56
Gnathostomulida, 56
Hemichordata, 56
Mesozoa, 56
Mollusca, 56
Nemertinea, 56
Pentastomida, 56
Phoronidea, 56
Platyhelminthes, 56
Pogonophora, 56
Porifera, 56
Priapuloidea, 56
Protozoa, 56
Sipunculoidea, 56
Tardigrada, 56
Phylogenetic relationships, 54, 68, 83, 240
Physicians
medical attention, 21, 144
supply sources, 160
Physiologies/physiological, 11, 50
distinctive properties, 7, 11, 33, 52, 97
global properties, 7
representative of arachnids, 97
Piaroa Indians, 95
Picking (chosing) tarantulas, 99
Picking up tarantulas, 7, 38, 90, 107, 136, 137, 139-142
Pickled/pickling tarantulas, 187, 188
Picture keying, 66
Pigments/pigmented
exoskeleton, 12, 24
molting, 24
respiratory, 37
spiderlings, 220
Pill bottles/vials, 190, 217, 227
Pillbugs, 57, 58, 135, 136
Pincers, 14, 58
Pink footed goliath tarantula, 272
Pink toed tree spider, 265
Pinkpatch tarantula, 264
Pinktoe tarantula, 265
Pinky mice, 200
Pipes
analogy to arthropod appendages, 31
analogy to circulatory system, 37
plastic, 119, 124
Piranhas, 136
Pits
central apodeme, 13, 50
digging for tarantulas, 177, 178, 237
Plagues
ants, 169
booklice, 168
mites, 163
Plains, 70
Plants
cage ornaments, 120
CITES appendices, 241, 243
collection data, 186, 187
epiphytic, 71
extinction, 235, 236, 244
hybridization, 210
kingdom, 55
living, 120, 126, 135
sprayers/misters, 135, 151, 152
taxonomy, 54, 55, 57
Plasma, 37, 159
Plastic
anesthesia chambers, 155
buckets, 132
caging/covers, 110-112, 133, 203, 217, 224, 229
containers, catching wild tarantulas, 173, 177, 180, 187
containers, incubating, 215
containers, moving tarantulas, 207
containers, shipping, 125, 189, 190
decorative jewelry, 96
food wrap, 125, 198, 203
insecticide strips, 146
intensive care units, 149
ornaments, 120, 124
peanuts, 190
pipe, 119, 124
plants, 98, 120
trash bags, 147
water dishes, 125
Plates
armor, 12, 14, 16, 39, 43, 153, 154, 195
household, 166, 219, 220
palate, 40
Perspex or Plexiglas, 202
Platnick, Norman I., 68, 262, 273
Platyhelminthes, 56, 164
Plesiopelma longisternale, common names, 271
Pleural membranes, 14, 16, 41, 153, 154
Plexiglas, 202
Plowed fields
Plugs/plugging
bathtub drains, 220
book lungs, 165
burrows, 48, 77, 78, 85
ventilation holes, 202
Plumose bristles, 21
Plywood, 112
PMTs, 254
Pockets, 38
compared with book lungs, 38
spermathecae/seminal receptacles, 43
stercoral, 40, 41, 43
Podogona, 60
Poecilotheria as a taxon, 62
Poecilotheria fasciata, common names, 271
Poecilotheria formosa, common names, 272
Poecilotheria metallica, common names, 272
Poecilotheria ornata, common names, 272
Poecilotheria regalis
common names, 272
illustrations, 100, 101
Poecilotheria smithi, common names, 271
Poecilotheria species
arboreal, 109, 133
caging, 109, 133
care, 134
communal living, 225
living in monsoon forests, 134
possibly dangerous, 100, 138, 140, 144
second eggsac, 206
suppressed cannibalism, 109
Poecilotheria subfusca, common names, 272
Pogonophora, 56
Poikilothermy, 48, 156
Poisons/poisonous
carbon dioxide, 147
centipedes, 182
control centers, 144
foul water, 125
glycol antifreezes, 173
insulation vermiculite, 114
medications, 159
nitrogenous wastes, 42, 43
pesticides, 70, 112, 130, 135, 147, 170, 236
poisoned fish, 130
snakes, 6, 179, 182, 183
tarantulas, 142, 144
Politicians, champions of wildlife and habitat conservation, 244
Politics/political
changes/variability, 105, 231
CITES administration and enforcement, 242
common names debate, 67
enthusiast organizations, 246, 248
jurisdictions, regulations/prohibitions, 167, 18, 219
pressures, wildlife and habitat conservation, 239, 244
Pollution, 181
Polymyxin, 158
Polysaccharides, 12
Pompilidae, 89
Populations
captive tarantulas, 85, 194, 204, 231, 240, 251
CITES protection/enforcement, 243
inbreeding, 204
introduced species, 69
isopods, 135, 136
mites, 135, 166, 167, 210
species definitions, 62, 63
springtails, 87
termites, 87
wild tarantulas, 73, 75, 76, 104, 109, 164, 175, 230, 237-240
wildlife management, 237
Pores
coxal glands, 41
gonopores, 43, 84
venom ducts, 16
wood, sealing, 110
Porifera, 56
Portholes, 50
Portuguese, 64
Postal services
dangerous substances prohibited, 189
mailing tarantulas, 191
regulations, 181
U.S. Postal Service, 181
Postecdysis, 23
Postembryo, 28
Postembryonic development, 28
Postings, E-mail, 250
Postmolt, 23, 25, 26, 128
Posts, fence, 175
Postultimate molt, 29, 88, 153
Pot bellies, 195
Potato rakes, 174, 183
Potency
medications, 158
pesticides, 110
stings, 130
tarantula venoms, 21, 100, 139, 140, 144, 145
Pots/potting
flower, 114
soil, 113, 114, 117, 133, 162, 201, 215, 217, 219, 224, 229
Powders
flea, 146
itching, 20, 97
nutritional supplements, 199
talcum, 158
Power feeding, 226
Prairies, 70
Pranks, 97, 142
Precautions
handling dangerous materials, 156, 158
handling tarantulas, 100, 142
preventing infections, 148
Precursors
arthropods, 22
chemicals, 156
spiders, 14, 18
Predacious/predatory
ants, 87, 130
centipedes, 135
mice, 19, 146
mites, 167, 230
other arthropods, 89, 135
parasites, 164
tarantulas, 29, 69
Predators/predation
attrition rates, 78, 81, 104
avoiding/escaping, 6, 14, 33, 46, 70, 74, 142
collection data, 187
defenses against, 19, 32, 49, 90, 142
during molting, 26
habitat dependence, 70, 74
humans, 235
population/colony size, 76, 104, 238
tarantulas' susceptibility, 26, 33, 74, 76, 78, 81, 104, 130, 146, 206
versus mating, 83, 84
Prehistory/prehistoric
arachnid and spider precursors, 18
divergence, 59
humans, 95
Premolt, 23, 24, 26, 89, 128, 152
Prepenultimate molt/instar, 29
Prescriptions
anesthetics, 155
hypodermic syringes and needles, 161
medical supplies, 158
medications, 21, 159
paraphernalia, 161
Preserve/preservation
decorations, jewelry, 96
species/habitats/wildlife conservation, 194, 239, 251
specimens, 55, 56, 66, 185, 187-189
survival, 21
Pressures
blood, 45, 159
collecting, 230, 238-240
cookers, 148, 159
hemolymph, 12, 25, 38, 39, 45, 160, 161
hydraulic, 44, 45
lateral, 139
monitoring/sensing, 36
political/economic, 239, 242, 244
regulators, 156
Pretarsi, 16, 17, 19, 22, 44, 46, 51, 80
Prey
cannibalism, 225
capturing/capture strategies, 19, 22, 33, 47, 76-78, 146
competitive advantages, 49
mimicry, 130
parasitism, 89
size preferences, 77, 131, 146
tarantulas as prey, 71, 84, 89
Priapuloidea, 56
Prices
caging/accessories, 126
couriers/shipping, 191
lists/catalogs, 261, 263
maintenance/operating, 199
publication, 255
tarantulas, 30, 102, 104-106, 126, 230
Primitive
creatures/organisms, 18, 44, 58, 87
cultures/people, 9, 47, 95
incubators, 215
organs/organ systems, 18, 41, 44
places, 2, 183, 184
spiders, 18, 47, 59, 60, 91
Privies, 5
Procedures surgical,, 155
Procurved apodeme, 13
Proecdysis, 23
Prohibitions
CITES, 181, 242
collection, exportation, importation, 181, 239, 242
mailing dangerous substances, 189
mailing spiders, 181
Proofreader/proofreading publications, 254
Prosoma
anatomy and physiology, 12, 16, 18, 25, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45, 50, 51
cephalothorax, 12
courtship/mating, 82, 84
defensive displays, 90
detailed discussion, 12
definition of Araneae, 59
drinking, 124, 150
eaten by humans, 95
handling tarantulas, 139, 140
medical problems, 157, 166
molting/exuvia, 31
Protarsi, 17
Proteins
encapsulated sperm, 81
food source for humans, 95
microwaved mice, 131
recovery, 33
reserves for egg production, 203
sclerotin, 12
silk, 47
Protozoa/protozoans
as a taxon, 56
lack of sexual reproduction, 63
parasites/pathogens, 162, 164
Provinces/provincial
collection data, 186
importing predatory mites, 167
Proximal midgut, 41
Psalmopoeus cambridgei
common names, 272
eggsac production without mating, 86
illustration, 86
multiple eggsac production, 206
Psalmopoeus irminia, common names, 272
Psalmopoeus pulcher, experimental bites, 146
Psalmopoeus species
arboreal, 109, 133
caging, 109, 133
Pseudoscorpiones/pseudoscorpions, 60
Pseudotheraphosa apophysis
burrow, 118
common names, 272
compared to Tyrannosaurus rex, 139
feeding, 127, 222
handling, 139
human food, 95
largest spider, 5, 139
movie set, 118
not for the novice, 102
Psocoptera/psocids, 168
Pterinochilus affinis, common names, 272
Pterinochilus meridionalis, common names, 272
Pterinochilus murinus
common names, 272
personality, 138
second eggsac, 206
Pterinochilus sjostedti, common names, 273
Pterinochilus species
illustration, 137
part of food chain, 75
personality, 137
possibly dangerous, 100, 138, 140, 144
Pterinochilus vorax, common names, 273
Public domain, 255
Publishers
American Arachnological Society, 248
American Tarantula Society, 248, 261
Arachnologischer Anzeiger, 248
Breene, Robert G., III, 65
British Arachnological Society, 248
British Tarantula Society, 248
Central California Arachnid Society, 248
contacting the authors, 147
Darwin, Charles, R., 54
enthusiast organizations, 245, 248
French Tarantula Society, 249
H. O. T. S. Reptile Research, 249
Linné, Karl von, 54
McKee, Allan W., 193, 216
Mérian, Madame Maria Sibylla, 2
Northern Tarantula Society, 249
Raven, Robert J., 61
Rockhampton Arachnological Society, 249
Smith, Andrew M., 240
Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute, 249
Publishing
enthusiast's reports, 92, 122, 147, 162, 253-256
illustrations/photographs, 253, 254
mislabelled pictures, 66
tarantulas' names, 65, 67, 240, 261, 265
peer review, 62
scientific reports, 75, 82, 162
species descriptions, 63, 64
Pueblo, Colorado, 48, 69
Pulp
coconut, 210
paper in preservatives, 189
sugarcane, 115
Pumps/pumping
heart, 38
hemolymph, 25, 38
molting, 24, 25
stomach, 25, 27, 35, 39-41, 50, 154
water, 223
Punches, paper, 180, 190
Punctuated equilibrium, 56
Purchasing a tarantula, 99, 100, 102, 104-106, 108, 138, 139, 186
Purple bloom bird spider, 273
Purple pink toed tarantula, 266
Purple tree spider, 266
Purseweb spiders, 61
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Races
fertile hybrids, 63
human, 93, 97, 157, 205, 235, 240
Rain/rainfall
collection data, 187
cycles, annual and seasonal, 79, 134
food abundance, 75
mattresses and carpets, 184
population sizes, 76
soil cracks, 72
water courses, 73
Rainforests, 70, 71, 79, 121, 126, 133, 134, 166, 168, 170, 173, 174, 179, 180, 182, 186, 203, 213, 216, 243, 244
Ramps, 125
Ranches/ranchers
crickets, 128, 228
dangers, 183
Range
collection data, 55, 237
tarantulas, 69, 70, 91, 174, 237
Rangoon mustard tarantula, 267
Rape
catching wild tarantulas, 175, 184
rainforests, 243, 244
Rash, 20, 21
Rats
tarantula bites, 137, 145
tarantula food, 129, 130
Rattlesnake
bites, 183
rattle, 22
Raven, Robert J., 263
Reactions
allergic, bristles, 20, 139
anesthesia, 156
time, molting, 26
to handling, 102, 137, 141
to odors, 208
to pain, 33
to surrounding motions, 35, 144
to tarantula bites, 142-144
Receptacles, seminal, 43
Recluse spiders, 4
Recurved apodeme, 13
Recycling
bin, 223
hemolymph, 38
isopods, 135
Red baboon tarantula, 269
Red banded tarantula, 266
Red bird spider, 266
Red blood cells/erythrocytes, 37
Red featherleg tarantula, 273
Red leg tarantula, 266, 267
Red rump tarantula, 267
Red rumped black velvet tarantula, 267
Red veil tarantula, 267
Reddish bird spider, 273
Redescribing scientific specimens, 55, 56, 61, 63, 270
References
collection data, 189
names, cross references, 261, 262
publications, 13, 65, 90, 100, 137, 196, 198, 252, 262, 263, 274
type specimens, 55, 56, 66
Reflex
cameras, single lens, 92
control, 34
feeding new tarantulas, 126
nervous, 32
Refrigerators
anesthesia/cold depressant, 88, 187, 253
brood cases, 124, 201, 202
euthanasia, 187
Refuges
heated cages, 197
improving habitat, 179, 184
male tarantulas, 6, 89
mattresses and carpets, 184
vagabond species, 179
Refunds, 102, 108, 131
Regeneration, 33
Registers
formal data collection, 186
ventilating, 171
Regrowth, 23
Regulations
keeping/breeding, animals, 245, 248, 251
collection, exportation, importation, 167, 181, 248, 251
commercial carriers, 191
postal, 181, 189
Regulators/regulatory
hormones, 35
pressure, 156
thermoregulation, 48
Regurgitation, 40, 87
Reintroducing captive bred tarantulas, 240
Religions, 95, 96, 257
Remedies
inbreeding, 204
medical, 21, 147, 161
Renaissance
explorers, 1
period, 1, 69
Reproduction/reproductive
asexual, 63, 204
CITES, 242
drives/instincts, 208
exotic, 11, 52
mealworms, 129
mites, vermin, 115
organs, 79
primal demands, 49
sexual, 204
survival of the fittest, 56
system discussed, 43
Reptile
enthusiasts, 99, 108
food, 129
shipping, 180
Reputations/reputable
Brachypelma emilia, 137, 138
dealers, 106
fallacious reputations, 136, 137
publishers, 66
research scientists, 56
tarantula characteristics/behavior, 120, 131, 136-139, 146
Research scientists
corroboration, 240
eighteenth and nineteenth century, 33
funding/support, 68, 251
locating, 185
physiology, 161
reputations/ethics, 56
tabloid reports, 20
Research, scientific
discussed, 97
funding/support, 55, 239, 248, 251
laboratories, 185
museum specimens, 185
publications, 245
tarantulas, uses, 97
Reservoir, 44
Resources
data, library, 228
enthusiast organizations, 245, 254
enthusiast's personal, 71, 194, 203, 226, 257
expenditures/losses, 43
for human consumption, 235
law enforcement, 242
museum's/scientist's, 186, 237
natural, 184, 235, 236, 240
Respiration/respiratory
allergic reactions/complications, 20, 21
anaerobic, 45
movements, 39
passages, 20
system, discussed, 38
Restrictions
CITES, 241
collection, exportation, importation, 104, 181, 238
species conservation, 238
Retailers, 108
Retardants/retarding
cat litter and mites, vermin, 114
cleaning and mites, vermin, 132
humidity and male's aging, 203
temperature and aging/maturation, 226, 227
wax layer and water loss, 12
wrapped cage lids, 203
Retinas, 42
Retractors, 44, 45
Returns, 108, 131
Reversals
CITES appendix changes, 241
seasons, 206, 210
taxonomic, 263
Rhechostica as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 61, 64, 263-266
Rhino horn baboon tarantula, 267
Rhinoceroses, 182, 243, 244
Rhythms
annual, 78
seasonal, 31
sexual stridulation, 90
Rice paper, medical uses, 157
Ricinulei, 60
Rifles, 183
Ringer's solutions, 159-161
Rings
articular, 152, 154
coxal, 32, 33
silk, 174
Rio Grande do Sul black tarantula, 271
Rio Grande gold tarantula, 265
Road
crews, 238
cruising, 178
field trip precautions, 183, 184
Roasting tarantulas, 95
Rock scorpions, illustration, 59
Rocks/rocky
aquarium gravel, 132
cage lid weights, 111
collection data, 186
decorations, 91, 120
field trips, 173, 174, 177, 179, 183
habitats, 71, 73, 74, 82, 135, 175, 177, 182, 186
isopods, 135
water dishes, 121, 125, 150
Rodents
bedding, 110
burrows, 72, 174, 176
eaten by tarantulas, 75, 129
sensitivity to tarantula venom, 137, 145, 146
tarantulas' archenemies, 146
Roma, Texas, 265
Roman
classical genre idolized, 63
numerals, 16
Roofs, 5, 6, 128, 175, 182
Room
humidity, 116, 126
lighting, 121, 150, 155, 203, 214
smoke detector, 124
tarantulas' lair, 31, 123, 124, 202, 203, 224, 228
temperature, 121, 125, 126, 197, 203, 223, 224, 229
Rose carapace red rump tarantula, 264
Rose gray tarantula, 265
Rose tarantula, 271
Rosewater, glycerine and, 162
Rostrum, 41
Rotifera, 44
Roundworms, 44, 164
Royal Indian tree spider, 272
Royal ornamental tree spider, 272
Royalties, 255
Rubber
backed carpets, 115
balloons, 45
bands, 224
gloves, 142, 149, 163
silicone, 111, 118, 120, 133
Rubbish, 132
Rules
arboreal species, exceptions, 225
avoid inbreeding, 204, 206
cage sizes, 109, 227
CITES administration, 243
citing names in publications, 262
conserve/create habitats, 177
digging for tarantulas, 177
don't overcollect, 175
don't-drop-the-tarantula, 142
escape-proof-cover, 112
field trip safety, 182
fifteen-percent-for-ventilation, 125
food size, 131, 222
no-jump, 5
no-wetlands-habitat, 70
nomenclature, 63, 67, 68, 273
one-eggsac-per-molt-cycle, 206
one-tarantula-per-cage, 109
tarantulas' health and safety, 180, 181
taxonomic, changes, 54
Rules of Zoological Nomenclature, 63
Ruptures, 26, 156, 157, 161, 162
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Safe/safety
arboreal tarantula jumping, 5
burrows, 81
escape proof cage covers, 112
field trips, 174, 179, 181, 182, 192
hot gravel, 133
liquid nitrogen, 156
mating, 84
one-tarantula-per-cage-rule, 109
purchasing/care/handling tarantulas, 100, 115, 118, 125, 132, 136, 138-141, 145, 151, 153, 156, 224
Salem ornamental tarantula, 272
Saliva, 41
Salmon pink bird spider, 269
Salts
balance, maintenance, 41-43
contaminants in sand, 113
coxal gland secretions, 41
Ringer's solutions, 159
Salves
antibiotic, 158
hydrocortisone, 21
moisturizing, 162
Sanctum sanctorum, 71, 77
Sand
collection data, 186
substrate, 113, 117
tarantula burrows, 70, 72, 73
Sanitizing
cages/surfaces, 113, 114, 124, 166, 198
chlorine bleach, 148, 198
decorations/gravel, 120, 124, 133, 166, 198
discussed, 148, 166
microwaving, 157, 166
paper, 157
tools/utensils, 148
São Paulo olive-brown bird spider, 270
Savannas, 70, 186
Scabs, 33, 156-158, 161, 162
Scar tissue, 152
Scarabaeidae/scarabaeid beetles, 75
Scaring people with a tarantula, 142
Scavengers, Isopods, 135
Schizomida, 60
Schools, public
adult education courses, 252, 255
biology teachers/biology departments, 104, 170, 187, 196, 221, 229, 252
chemistry teachers/chemistry departments, 229
English and literature teachers/departments, 255
science teachers/science departments, 104, 153, 159
Science fiction, 92, 96, 244
Science laboratories/departments, 153, 159
Scientific
authorities/community, 2, 64, 95, 263
beliefs/opinions, 2
data/evidence/facts, 138, 162, 163, 237
descriptions, 64, 240
input, CITES, 243
languages, 64
names/nomenclature, 53, 56, 62, 63, 65-68, 190, 261-263, 266, 270, 273
publications/literature, 1, 5, 15, 43, 62-66, 90, 100, 163, 196, 247, 256, 263, 273
research/investigation, 97, 146
species identifications, 189
supplies dealers, 125, 153
Scientists/science instructors, 56, 62, 65, 68, 91, 99, 104, 161, 185, 186, 204, 244, 265
Sclerites, 32
Scolopendra heros, illustration, 182
Scoops/scooping, 90, 138, 139, 141, 220
Scopulae, 17, 22
Scorpion, African rock, illustration, 59
Scorpion-Enthusiasts@wrbu.si.edu, 250
Scorpiones/scorpions
as a taxon, 60
as arachnids, 58, 145
Asian forest scorpion, 95
Baerg's experiments, 146
common names, 60
danger to cagemates, 135
feeding babies, 87
found in tarantula habitats, 182
hemolymph, 37
Internet mailing list, 250
mite infestations, 167
modern, 14
parental care, 87
possibly dangerous, 178
seascorpions, 58
venoms, 145
Scrapes, 74, 179
Scratches, 4
Screen/screening
ant proof, 169
cage covers, 112, 164, 224
cages, 110
hardware cloth, 112
microscreen, 164, 169
ventilation plugs, 202
window, 118, 169
Scrub
brush, 70, 174
desert, 186
forest, 70, 186, 243
Seal/sealer
burrows, 27, 48, 71, 78
cages from ants, 169
cages from pesticides, 147
injuries/wounds, 33, 145, 157, 158
silicone aquarium, 117
wood, 110
Search/searching
for escaped tarantulas, 171
for food, 74
for wild tarantulas, 174, 178, 179
males for females, 46, 78, 82
Seascorpions, 58
Seasons/seasonal
breeding/mating, 84, 85, 89, 201, 205, 206, 208, 210
catching wild tarantulas, 174
collection data, 187
cues, 31, 79, 134
cycles/rhythms, 31, 78
egg laying, 84, 206, 210
hemisphere effect, 206
moisture/rainfall, 70
molting, 31, 152
Seaspiders, 58
Seattle, Washington, 193
Second World War, 47
Secondary sexual characters/organs, 15, 43, 80, 194, 195
Secret password, 83, 91, 209
Secretaries, 246
Secretions
exuvial fluid, 24
guanine, 43
regulatory hormones, 35
salt solutions, 41
silk, 18
Secretory glands
coxal, 41
hypothalamus-like, 35
Malpighian tubules, 43
nephridia, 18
Segments/segmented
autotomy, 32
body segments possessing nephridia, 18
definition of arthropod taxa, 59
jaws versus chelicerae, 58, 59
legs, 14, 16
molting, 32
movement/muscles, 44, 45
numbers per appendage, 15-17
opisthosomas, 59
pedipalps, 15, 16, 43, 44, 80
tendons/apodemes, 46
worms, 18, 44
Selecting/selective
breeding/culling, 204, 209, 210
natural, 204, 210
pet tarantulas, 99
Selenocosmia javanensis, common names, 273
Selenocosmia lanipes, common names, 273
Selenocosmia lyra, common names, 273
Selenocosmiinae, 62, 267, 271-273
Selenogyrinae, 21, 62
Semen, 43, 81, 82
Seminal receptacles, 43
Seminars, photography, 252
Sensing/sensory
air movements, 207
bristles, 19, 35
chemoreceptors , 26, 36, 208
limitations, 73, 170
nerves, 34
organs/structures, 11, 12, 26, 35, 36, 58
pain with cold anesthesia, 156
predators, 26
slit sensillae, 36
touch/tactile, 36
vibrations, 36, 126
while molting, 26
Sensitivity to
antivenin serums, 145
pesticides, 146
venoms, 143
venoms, rodents, 145
urticating bristles, 20, 102, 107
September
egg laying season, 211
molting season, 30
molting season, 31, 78, 86
Serengeti Plain, Africa, 182
Sericopelma as a taxon, taxonomic changes, 270
Serums/sensitivities, 145
Setae, 11, 19, 36
Sex/sexual
behavior/habits, 43, 80-83, 207
captive breeding tarantulas, 194, 207-209
choosing a pet, 103
copulation/intercourse, 85
courtship/mating, 82
determination, 51, 80, 81, 104, 194-196, 226
differences confusing taxonomy, 55
instars/molts, 28, 29
maturity/age of maturation, 28, 29, 79, 88
organs, 15, 43, 80, 194
reproduction lacking, 63
reproduction, versus asexual, 204
sexually transmitted diseases, 164
stridulation, 90, 91
Shadow box displays for exuvia, 27
Shaman, 96
Shatner, William, 3
Shed/shedding
alternate names, 27
anatomy, 39, 46, 50, 154
autotomy, 32
cage cleaning, 107, 132
captive breeding, 104, 206, 226
chorion, 28
deformities, 30
determining sex, 51, 104, 196
frequency, 30
medical problems, 89, 152, 154, 163
postultimate, male's, 89
process described, 23-25, 30, 31, 46, 154
seasons, 31
skins, 27
specimens, identification/museum, 189, 192
urticating bristles, 24, 31
Shell
coconut, 203, 210, 211, 213
exoskeleton, 11
sacred white, 96
Ship/shipping
banana boat stowaways, 6, 69
CITES regulations, 242
crickets, 91, 180, 228
internationally, 181
methods/carriers, 181, 185, 187-191
mites, predatory, 167
specimens, scientific/museum, 185, 187-189
tarantulas, living, 190, 191
tarantulas, packaging/packing, 125, 180, 185, 187-191
tarantulas, problems/rigors, 30, 106, 127, 150, 164, 229
Shoe boxes, plastic, 98, 111, 203, 215
Shops/shopping
apothecaries, 159
centers, 175, 236
florist's/garden, 113, 114, 118, 162
hobby, 153, 254
home workshop, 112
newsstands, 252
novelty, 20, 97
tarantulas and pets, 4, 30, 53, 56, 99, 100, 106, 107, 110, 116, 122, 124, 125, 127, 130, 131, 138, 141, 145, 186, 197, 199, 222, 228, 251, 253, 258, 261
Shorttailed whipscorpions, 60
Showering, 146
Shows
circus sideshows, 2
herpetology/hobby/tarantula, 108, 116, 247, 253
Shrews, 1
Shrubs/shrubbery, 6, 180, 184
Siblings, 79, 204, 225
Sickness
baldness, 29
care/treatment, 124, 149
tarantulas displayed for sale, 107
Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, 167
Sigilli, 14
Signs/signals
courtship/mating, 83
distress, 75, 84, 127
mites, vermin infestations, 113, 114, 230
molting, 24, 25, 31
old age/baldness, 29
parasitism, 164
public notices, 175
stridulation, sexual, 91
stridulation, warning, 21
thumping, sexual, 91
thumping, warning, 91
whistles, 183
Silica, blasting, 113
Silicone rubber, 111, 117, 118, 120, 133
Silk
bomber/gun sights, 47
burrow/nest construction, 46-48, 71, 72, 78, 116, 128, 133, 174, 175, 186, 211-213
courting/mating, 46, 132
degradation, 47
detailed discussion, 46-48
draglines/triplines, 46, 73, 77, 186
eaten by spiders, 48, 76
eggsacs, 46, 87, 203, 212, 213, 220
elasticity, 47
evolution, 18
feeding webs, 46, 76, 132
glands, 18, 47
insoluble in water, 47
kinds, 18
manipulating, 18
manufacturing expenditures, 47, 71
molting cradle, 46, 132
other arthropods, 46
snares/traps, 46, 47
sperm webs, 43, 46, 80-82, 132
spinnerets, 18
strength, 47
veils, 46, 77, 174, 186
Singapore brown Tarantula, 267
Singapore reddish brown tarantula, 267
Sipunculoidea, 56
Sisters, 79, 80, 226, 227
Sizes
burrows/nests, 71
cages, 109, 111, 112, 117, 133
choosing a pet, 104-106
colonies, 73, 175, 238
containers, 180, 190
crickets, 222, 228
eggsacs, 85, 218
enthusiast's organizations, 247
feeding tarantulas, 129, 221, 222, 228
metabolism/food consumption, 40, 48, 49, 75
molting, 22, 25
regenerating appendages, 32, 33
screen mesh, 169
sexual differences, 195
tarantula's, 5, 52, 86, 89, 140, 141, 160, 165, 203, 205, 209, 221, 222
time to maturation, 79
ventilation holes, 202, 217, 223
water dish, 126, 202
Skeleton tarantula, 265, 268
Skeletons, 11, 12, 14, 22-28, 32, 34, 36, 41, 44, 46, 51, 52, 58, 86, 88, 130, 145, 151-155, 157, 188, 196
Skin
alternate names, 27
anatomy, 39, 46, 50
cancer, 173
chorion, 28
display specimens, 27
growth and development records, 229
molting, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 46, 72, 88, 107, 131, 132, 152, 154, 158, 162, 165
museum specimens, 189, 192
reaction to tarantula's bite, 143
sex determination, 51, 104, 196
urticating bristles, 19, 20, 23, 24
water losses, 150
Skull, ceramic, 120
Slate
chips in water dishes, 125, 166
slabs, cage cover weights, 111
Slits
lung slits, 38
sensillae, 36
Smell, 26, 36, 46, 82, 208
Smoke detector, 124
Snakebite, 183
kits, 183
resistant boots, 183
Snakes
banana boat stowaways, 6
digging burrows, 174
fer-de-lance, 6
field trips, 174, 178-180, 183
hiss compared with stridulation, 22
oils, 199
rattlesnake's rattle compared with stridulation, 22
sticks/hooks, 174, 183
tarantula food, 75
venomous, 179, 182, 183
Snares, 46, 47
Soap, 113, 119, 132, 148, 153, 154, 166, 169, 210, 211, 223, 230
Social
scientists, 244
spiderlings, 225
tarantulas, antisocial, 108
tarantulas, semisocial, 109
Societies
amateur arachnologist's societies, 228, 248
amateur herpetologist's societies, 228
American Arachnological Society, 65, 66, 248, 261, 265, 270
American Entomological Society, 67, 89
American Tarantula Society, 67, 106, 245, 248, 261
British Arachnological Society, 248
British Tarantula Society, 106, 185, 220, 248
Central California Arachnid Society, 248
French Tarantula Society, 249
Northern Tarantula Society, 249
Rockhampton Arachnological Society, 249
Sockets, 32
Soda
baking, 156
pop bottles, 223
straws, 40
Sodium
bicarbonate, 156
chloride, 160
nitrite, 156
phosphate heptahydrate, 160
Soil
agriculture, environmental damage, 70, 236
Ant Farms, 117
breeding tarantulas, 201, 203, 211, 215, 217-219, 223, 224, 229
burrows/burrowing, 46, 48, 70-73, 78, 87, 116-118, 174
catching wild tarantulas, 174-178, 184
collection data, 186
garden, 117, 118, 201
giant mealworms, 129
humidity, 203, 223, 224, 229
mite and vermin infestations, 113, 114, 134, 218
nonabrasive, 162
pesticide/chemical contamination, 117, 217, 236
potting soil, 113, 114, 117, 118, 133, 201, 215, 217-219, 223, 224, 229
substrates discussed, 113, 114, 116-118, 133, 134, 201, 203, 215, 217-219, 223, 224, 229
Solifugae/solifugids
as a taxon, 60
danger to cagemates, 135
drowning, 125
Solvents
anesthetics, 155
colored aquarium gravels, 113
medicinal products, 158
Sounds
discussed, 90
referee's whistle, 182
stridulation, sexual, 90
stridulation, warning, 19, 21, 22, 90
thumping, sexual, 91
thumping, warning, 90, 91
South African horned baboon, 267
South American horned tarantula, 273
South American pink toed tarantula, 265
South American yellow banded bird spider, 265
Southern black widows, 65
Southwestern/Mexican blond tarantula, 264
Sowbugs, 57, 135, 136
Spain, tarantulas found, 69, 144
Spanish language, 64, 191
Species
conservation/protection, 104, 181, 235, 237-244
defined, 57, 62-64
foreign species invasions, 69
museum specimens, 55, 56, 186, 188-190, 193
naming confusion/changes, 55, 56, 62, 64, 66, 68, 240, 261-264, 266, 267, 270, 271
numbers of species, 55, 57, 99, 240
reference specimens, 55, 56
scientific descriptions, 63, 64, 240
scientific names, 57, 62-64, 66, 68, 261-263, 270, 271
Specimens
catching wild tarantulas, 173, 179, 180
collection data, 185, 186, 188, 189
identification, 66
museums, cataloguing/organizing, 54-56
museums, identification/taxonomy, 55, 56, 66, 263
museums, submitting, 185, 186, 188, 189
reference/types, 55, 56, 66, 263
species descriptions, 63
Sperm
aging, 203
characteristics, 81, 85
female molting, 86
harbored by females, 85, 203
ovulation, 85
sperm induction, 46, 81, 82, 88
Sperm webs
captive breeding, 178, 205, 206, 208
construction/description, 43, 80-82
timing/frequency, 78, 80, 81, 88
Spermathecae
defined/described, 43
function/purpose, 43, 85
molting, 86
sex determination, 51, 196
Sphaerobothria hoffmanni, common names, 273
Sphaerobothria species, horned tarantulas, 13
Sphagnum moss, 119, 229
Spider/spiders
Actinopodidae, 61
Antrodiaetidae, 61
arachnophobia, 1, 142
Araneomorphae, 46, 60
as arachnids, 58, 59, 92, 145
Atypidae, 61
Barychelidae, 61
causing terror, 6
confusion about dangerous kinds, 5
Ctenizidae, 61
cultural heritage, 97
Cyrtaucheniidae, 61
dangerous, 4, 182
definition, 59
Dipluridae, 61
fossil, 18
from Tarantum, 1
Hexathelidae, 61
Idiopidae, 61
in art, 96
Indonesian collector, 95
legendary bite, 1
Mecicobothriidae, 61
Mesothelae, 59
Microstigmatidae, 61
Migidae, 61
Mygalidae, 62
Mygalomorphae/mygalomorphs, 1, 60
myth of tarantism, 1
Nazca geoglyphs, 96
Nemesiidae, 61
Paratropididae, 61
primitive, 18, 47, 59
sub-group of arachnids, 11
tarantulas, 1
tarantulas, defined, 3, 61, 62, 65
Spiderlings
acquiring/purchasing, 104, 105, 237, 238
ants as predators, 86
brood sizes/survival rates, 104, 105, 219
cannibalism, communalism, 224, 225
colony initialization, 73
definition, 28
embryology/development, 29, 219
maternal care, 78, 87
molting/ecdysis, 28, 31, 225
packaging/shipping, 190
phorid flies, 229, 230
rearing, 31, 87, 109, 110, 114, 115, 128, 130, 133, 199, 217-229, 237, 238
seasonal cycles, 79, 86
sex determination, 226
sizes/growth rates, 86, 87, 226-228
Spin/spinning
copious, 132
egg laying, 211, 212
eggsacs, 85, 132, 203, 212, 213
feeding mats, 132"
molting mat/webs, 24, 29, 132
silk, discussed, 46-48
sperm webs, 80-82, 132
spinnerets, 18
veil, 77
Spines
bristles, 19
cactus, 120
wild food, 198
wild plants, 182
Spinnerets
description, 18
evolution, 18
location, 14, 18, 40, 51
regeneration, 33
silk spinning, 46, 47
spigots, 47
Spiracles, 38, 113
Spit balls, 41
Sponge, 119, 135, 151, 152
Spring
egg laying, 85, 86
male's longevity, 84, 206
mating season/strategies, 78, 84, 205
molting season, 30, 78, 86, 131, 175, 206
reemergence after winter, 78
Spring mating strategy, 78, 205
Sprinters, not marathon runners, 45
Sri Lanka, 206, 239
Sri Lankan ornamental black and white tree spider, 271
Sri Lankan ornamental ivory spot tarantula, 272
Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula, 271
Sri Lankan ornamental tree spider, 272
Sri Lankan ornate tree spider, 272
Sri Lankan tree spider, 272
Stadia/stadium, 28
Stages, 16, 28, 29
Starburst baboon tarantula, 272
Starburst horned baboon tarantula, 267
Starch, corn, 157, 158
Starfish, 44
Starving/starvation, 127, 150
States
CITES treaty, 241, 242
collection data, 186
collection, exportation, importation of wildlife, 181
importing insects and mites, 167
States/status
Aphonopelma californicum, uncertain, 264
Aphonopelma hentzi, uncertain, 264
CITES appendices, 241, 243
developmental, 28
endangered/threatened, 194
female, 206, 208
hydration, 152
nutritional, 29
parasite free, 165
social symbols, 98
torpor, 48
Statuary, nude male, 63
Steam sterilization
potting soil, 113, 217
Ringer's solution, 159
surgical implements, 148
Steel, compared with silk, 47
Stercoral pocket, 40, 41, 43
Sterile/sterilize
eggs, 86
males, 194, 205, 226
potting soil, 113, 201, 215, 217
procedures/techniques, 147-149, 158-161
Sternum, 14, 34, 39, 41, 153, 195
Stevedores, 6
Stigmata, 38
Stimuli
overreactions, 33
ovulation in the female, 85
seasonal, 78
Stinging/stings
allergies, 144
animals on field trips, 173
ants, 130, 182, 183
bees, 182
compared with tarantula bites, 143
food animals, 198
scorpions, 182
wasps, 163, 182
Stitches, 157, 220
Stomachs
molting, 50, 154
pumping/sucking, 25, 35, 39-41, 44, 50, 52
true, 39-41, 52
Stomata, 38
Stones, 71, 179, 184
Stories, 3-6, 45, 100, 169, 210, 239
Stowaways, 6, 69
Strain/straining
cleaning gravel, 133
maxillary bristles, 16
Straps, fastening down covers, 111, 112, 172
Strategies
avoiding drowning, 70
captive breeding, 200, 206
catching wild tarantulas, 177, 178
conservation, species and habitats, 239
defense and self-preservation, 21
feeding, 76, 130
mating, 78, 205, 206
medical care, 150, 151, 157, 158
nitrogen excretion, 42, 43
parasitism, 164
rearing tarantulas, 226, 227
Straws
broom, 130
soda, 40
Strength
exoskeleton, 12, 25
molting, 152
silk, 47
venom, 106
Stresses
parasitization, 164
physiological, 119, 125, 132, 150, 164
psychological, 21, 119, 154
slit sensillae, 36
Stridulation/stridulating
defined, 21
long term captives, 90
Old and New World tarantulas, 90
organs, 21, 90, 138
sexual, 90
Theraphosa blondi, 90
warning, 21, 90, 138
Strikes (bites), 33, 137
Stromatopelma calceatum, common names, 273
Stromatopelma species, arboreal, 133
Struts (columns), 39
Stumps, 175
Stuttering, urinary incontinence, 118
Styrofoam
boxes, 180, 190
floral foam, 118
pinning board, 196
sheets, 197
Subesophageal ganglion, 34, 35
Subfamily, as a taxonomic level, 64, 261
Aviculariinae, 62, 265, 266, 269, 273
defined, 62
definitions erroneous, 61
Eumenophorinae, 62, 267, 269, 273
Harpactirinae, 62, 267-269, 272, 273
Ischnocolinae, 62, 268-270
Ornithoctoninae, 62, 268, 270
reorganized/redefined, 61, 62, 64
Selenocosmiinae, 62, 267, 271-273
Selenogyrinae, 21, 62
Theraphosinae, 62, 64, 264-271, 273
Thrigmopoeinae, 62
Submerge/submersion
catching wild tarantulas, 176
tarantulas in hot weather, 121
Suborders, as a taxonomic level, 64
Araneomorphae, 83
defined, 59
Mesothelae, 60
Opisthothelae, 60
Subphyla, as a taxonomic level, 64
Atelocerata, 57
Chelicerata, 57, 58
Crustacea, 57, 58, 135
Subspecies, as a taxonomic level, 62, 264
Substrates, 76, 90, 108
abrasive, 161, 162
arboreal tarantulas, 133
artificial, discussed, 115
captive breeding tarantulas, 193, 201, 203, 211, 215, 217, 225
care and maintenance, 114, 126, 127, 131-133, 150, 166, 197
comparisons, 115
discussed, 112, 113
feeding mealworms to tarantulas, 127
handling tarantulas, 140
natural, discussed, 113
organic, discussed, 114, 115
placing appointments/decorations, 119, 120, 124
testing, 115
Subtropics, 1
Sucking stomach, 41, 44
Suffocation, 166, 224
Sugar/sugary
odor, 41
polysaccharides, 12
sugarcane pulp, 115
Summer
catching wild tarantulas, 178
enthusiast's organizations, 247
hemisphere effects, 206
mating seasons, 205, 206
molting seasons, 78, 84, 86, 175
seasonal cycles, 86, 182, 214
sun's position, 121
Sun/sunlight
dangers to tarantulas, 74, 120, 121, 173, 177, 180, 182, 184, 252
diurnal cycles, 77
habitats, 134, 184
photography, 252
shipping tarantulas, 190, 191
sunstroke, 182
thermoregulation, 48
Sunburst baboon tarantula, 272
Sunscorpion, 58, 60
Sunspider, 58, 60
Suntiger tarantula, 272
Superglue, 158
Superstitions, 3
superstitious folk, 1
tarantism, 1
Supraesophageal ganglion, 34
Surgery, orthopaedic, 153, 154
Surgical procedure, anesthesia, 155
Surgicel, 158
Surinam birdeater, 265
Suriname, South America, 2
Survival Anglia, 95, 118
Sutures, 157
Swamps, 6, 59, 70
Switches, dimmer, 123, 197, 201, 202
Symptoms
alleviating, 21
spider bites, 6, 143-146
urticating bristles, 21
Syria, Middle East, 121
Syrian Golden Hamster, 239
Systematics, 54, 57, 262
Systems
biological/ecological, 75, 235
circulatory, discussed, 36, 37
collection data, 186
common names, 67, 68, 262
digestive, discussed, 39, 41
embryological, discussed, 28
excretory, discussed, 41
legal, 242
muscular, discussed, 44
nervous, discussed, 34, 35, 78, 207
nomenclatural/taxonomic/systematic, 54, 57, 58, 63, 64, 262
postal, 191
reproductive, discussed, 43
respiratory, discussed, 38
structural, 11, 17, 23
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Tablespoons, 173
Tabloid newspapers, 2, 20, 21
Tactile sense/sensations
organs, 35, 36
pedipalps, 15
Tailless whipscorpion, 60, 65, 87
Talcum powder, 158
Tales, 1, 6, 52, 95, 96, 257
Tanning, 25
Tapenauchenius plumipes, common names, 273
Tarantella, 1
Tarantism, 1, 7
Taranto/Tarantum, Italy, 1
Tarantula, as a taxon, 2, 60, 65
Tarantulas
as a misnomer, 1
as a taxon, 2, 60, 65
as name for original spider, 1
common names, 3, 65, 66
defined, 3, 62
name for Lycosid spider, 1
nightclub name, 96
official definition, 65
tailless whipscorpion, 2, 60, 65
Theraphosidae, 61
vernacular names, 261
wolf spider, 65
Tarantula hawk wasps, 89, 90, 163
Tarantula That Ate Tokyo, 3
Tarantularium, 117-119
Tardigrada, 56
Tarsal organs, 36
Tarsi, 16, 17, 19, 22, 32, 44, 46, 51, 80
Taste, 26, 36, 82, 170
Taxon/taxa
defined, 57
Raven's revision of the Mygalomorphae, 61
Taxonomy/taxonomic
confusion over Mygalomorphae, 55, 57, 99, 237, 240
detailed discussion, 53, 54, 57
groups, 58
Raven's revision of Mygalomorphae, 61, 64
Techniques
breeding tarantulas, 193, 214
catching wild tarantulas, 175, 176, 238
feeding mealworms to tarantulas, 129
handling dangerous chemicals, 156
handling tarantulas, 137
nitrogen excretion, 42
paper bandages, 157
photographic, 252, 253
spider wasp's attack, 89
sterile, 159, 160
table top photography, 118
Tegenaria agrestis, 4
Telotarsi/telotarsus, 19, 22, 51
Temperate zones, 1, 48, 78, 121, 168, 214
Temperature
annual/seasonal cycles, 31, 48, 78, 79, 84
burrow's protection, 70, 76
captive breeding tarantulas, 193, 197, 198, 202, 203, 207, 213-220, 223, 224, 226, 227, 229
caring for tarantulas, 108, 121-123, 150, 151
catching wild tarantulas, 180, 182
collection data, 187
diapause, 48
diurnal cycles, 31, 48
giant mealworms, 129
growth/development/aging, 29, 30, 88, 226, 227
habitats, 134, 184, 213, 214
hibernation, 48
incubation time, 86, 216, 218, 220
influencing behavior, 77
keeping records, 229
metabolic rates, 48
rearing spiderlings, 223, 224, 226, 227, 229
shipping live tarantulas, 190
thermoregulation, 48
Tendons, 34, 46, 51
Tenebrio molitor, common mealworm, 127, 131, 151, 198, 200
Tenebrionidae/tenebrionid beetles, 75, 127, 129
Tergal apodeme, 13
Tergum/terga, 12, 13
Terrariums, 120, 129, 135, 168
Testes, 43, 81
Texas, 61, 99, 121
Cameron County, 147
Dallas, 236
Del Rio, 86
Houston, 190
Rio Grande Valley, 71, 72, 88, 140, 144
southern, 73, 77, 78, 84, 86, 205
western, 58, 73-76, 78, 84, 85, 87, 131, 163, 164, 182, 238, 257
Texas Big Bend gold carapace tarantula, 264
Texas brown tarantula, 264
Texas tan tarantula, 264
tarantula, 264
Thailand black tarantula, 268, 269
Thailand black velvet tarantula, 268, 269
Thailand earth tiger tarantula, 268, 269
Thailand edible tarantula, 268
Thailand tiger tarantula, 268, 269
Thailand zebra tarantula, 268, 269
Thailand, Southeast Asia, 53, 75, 95, 101, 182
Thatched roofs, 5, 175
Theraphosa blondi
"Leblondi" incorrect, 273
birdeaters, 262
brood sizes, 218
brood web, illustration, 211, 213
brooding, illustration, 213
burrows, 118
cage sizes, 109
care, 167
CITES protection, 243
collecting, 180
common names, 273
compared to Tyrannosaurus rex, 139
eggsac size, 218
eggsac, illustration, 213
fasting, 31, 128
feeding, 76, 127, 129, 222
handling, 139, 140
human food, 95
hybridizing, 209
infested with phorid flies, 230
largest spider, 5, 45, 139
mites, 167
movie set, 118
not for novices, 102
spiderling size, 86
stridulation, 90
taxonomic changes, 273
Theraphosidae/theraphosids, 61, 62, 64-66, 69, 70, 79, 145, 175, 188, 225, 240, 261-263
Theraphosinae, 62, 64, 264-271, 273
Theridiidae, 65
Thermometers
choosing, 122
combinations with hygrometers, 122
measuring cage temperatures, 122, 123, 197, 202
Thermoregulation, 48
Thermostats, 123, 197, 201-203, 214
Thirst/thirsty, 124, 170
Thoracic groove, 13
Thorax, 12, 164
Thorns, 173, 182
Threatened species/organisms
CITES definition, 242
by humankind/civilization, 257
captive breeding, 242, 243
CITES protection, 241
collection from the wild, 238
Three Stooges, 3
Thrigmopoeinae, 62
Throats
compared with pumping stomach, 40
mice and urticating bristles, 20
Thuja species, 110
Thumping
sexual, 83, 91
warning, 90
Tibias, 16, 17, 44, 80-83, 88, 152, 195
Tickling, catching wild tarantulas, 176
Ticks, 57, 60
Tigerrump tarantula, 265
Tigers
Bengal, 140
female tarantulas, 82
Tiled roofs, 5
Time (duration)
between mating and egg laying, 84, 86, 210
embryonic development/until emergence, 86, 216, 217, 220
fasting, 131, 150, 154
fish/tarantula stories growing, 5
growth/maturation, 79, 226-228
limb regeneration, 33
lives of enthusiast organizations, 246
male's fertility, 104, 205, 206, 208, 226
maternal care, 87
molting, 24, 25, 29
required for healing, 156
tarantulas' longevity, 70, 72, 104, 165
venom strength and last use, 143
Timer, lighting control, 31, 203
Times (seasons, periods)
breeding, 84
egg laying/eggsac production, 85
evolutionary, venom specificity, 146
feeding, 41
hottest, 121
mists of time, 6, 11
molting, 23, 24, 86, 87
Tin cans, 140
Tissues
body/fatty, 24, 38, 85
bruising, 37
germinal/embryonic, 15, 34, 41
heart muscle/pacemakers, 38
hemocytes, 37
lymphatic fluid, 37
muscle, 45
paper/bandages, 157, 158
pesticide concentrations, 130, 170
scar, 152
spaces within/lacunae, 37, 38
Tobacco, toxicity, 110
Toes
"standing on their tips", 168
cat's, compared with chelicera and fang, 14
Togo starburst baboon tarantula, 269
Togo starburst tarantula, 269
Togo stout-hind legged starburst baboon tarantula, 269
Toluamides, 169
Tooth/teeth
maxillary, 16, 39
mouse's, as weapons, 129
palate plate, illustration, 40
Topographical maps, 186
Torches, 170, 179, 218
Torpor, 48
Tourists, 100, 184, 198
Toweling, paper/kitchen
cores/tubes for crickets, 222
growth hormone analogues, 115
medical applications, 149, 150, 157, 158
microwave applications, 166
shipping living tarantulas, 190
shipping preserved tarantulas, 188
Towns
collection data, 186
Taranto/Tarantum, 1
tarantulas embalming, 7
Toxins/toxicity
cedar, 110, 115
centipede bites, 135
chlorine solutions/compounds, 148, 149
coal tar dyes, 115
glues, 116
hemolymph, 37
LD50, 146
meat curing chemicals, 130
nitrogen, 42, 156
paints, 110
pesticides, 112, 170
tarantula venoms, 143, 145, 146
wild food, 198
Tracheae, 38
Trade
international, wildlife, 240-243
pet/tropical fish, 97, 108, 112, 130, 138, 144, 265, 271
Training
chemistry, 159
competent enforcement personnel, 242
first aid, 182
pet shop personnel, 107
snakebite kits, 183
snake handling, 179
use of great power, 235
Transfusions, 159
Translations
scientific papers, 256
terminology confusion, 28
Transparencies, publishing, 254
Transportation
banana boat stowaways, 6
dead/preserved tarantulas, 181, 243
endangered and threatened species, 242, 243
international, 181, 191
living tarantulas, 95, 125, 130, 181, 191, 242, 243
male's libido, 208
Trapdoor spiders, 61
Traps/trapping
common versus scientific names in publications, 262
doors, 71
in sunlight, 121
molting problems, 27, 88, 152, 153, 158
moving tarantulas, 207
oil droplets trapping mites, 166
silk/web, 46, 47
under ornaments/decorations, 120
Trash
cleaning up on field trips, 184
plastic bags, protection from pesticide sprays, 147
tarantulas cleaning house, 132
Trauma
autotomy, 157
psychological, 137
Treasurers, 246
Treaties, 240-242
Treatments
chemical burns, 149
eye trauma, 21, 149
fungal infections, 163
hyperactive males, 208
oil droplets, for mites, 166
order/priority of treatment, 149
predatory mites, 167
snakebite, 183
surgical preparation, 148
sutures/stitches, 157, 158
uninformed diagnoses confusing treatments, 162
Tree spiders
African, 138
Asian, 138
possibly dangerous, 138
unaccepted name, 262
Tree trapdoor spiders, 61
Trees
arboreal tarantulas, 5, 46, 48, 70, 71, 133, 170, 175
catching wild tarantulas, 179
collection data, 186
family, phylogenetic, 11, 54, 55, 57, 68
fir, growth hormone analogue, 115
roots, 120
spiders/tarantulas, 138, 262
Trichobothria, 11, 19, 35, 36
Tricolored tree spider, 265
Trilobites, 16
Trinidad chevron tarantula, 272
Trinidad mahogany brown tarantula, 273
Trinidad mahogany tarantula, 273
Trinidad olive brown tarantula, 268
Trinidad olive tarantula, 268
Trinity River, Dallas Texas, 236
Trochanters, 16, 21, 32, 44, 139
Troglodytes, 225
Tropics/tropical
catching wild tarantulas, 179
fungal infections, 163
humidity, 79, 214
marauding ants, 168
plants, 120
tarantulas, arboreal, 5, 47
tarantulas, diets, 74
tarantulas, maturation times/longevity, 79, 88, 205
tarantulas, molting/breeding seasons, 84
tarantulas, ranges/extents, 1
temperatures, 48, 78, 79, 121, 213, 214
True red leg tarantula, 266, 267
True spiders, 65
Trunks
automobile, 180
hollow tree, 175
Trustees, board of, 246
Tubercle, ocular, 35, 158
Tuberculin syringes, 160
Tubes/tubules
apodemes, 46
cardboard, 109, 222, 225
coolant conducting, 202
esophagus, 39
heart, 37
hindgut, 41
magnetron, 166
Malpighian, 39-41, 43
pharynx, 39
segments, 12, 16
silken nests, 175
testes, 43
tracheae, 38
Tubetrapdoor spiders, 61
Tucson blond tarantula, 264
Tulane University, 74
Tunnels/tunneling
ants, 117
catching wild tarantulas, 177
cross, 71
Turf carpeting, artificial, 115, 116
Turrets
compared with ocular tubercles, 35
entrances to burrows, 119, 186
Tweezers, 153, 212
Type specimens, 55, 66, 263
Tyrannosaurus rex, 139
Tyros, 99, 108, 173


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Ultraviolet light, 37
Umingmaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada, 128
Underlining, 62
Unguis/ungues, 15
Universities
adult education courses, 252
arachnologists/arachnology departments, 262, 263
biochemists/biochemistry departments, 221
biologists/biology departments, 53, 221
budgets, 250
chemists/chemistry departments, 159
entomologists/entomology departments, 185, 262
geneticists/genetics departments, 221
geologists/geology departments, 187
libraries, 53, 66, 204, 262
scientists/science laboratories, 159
word processing posters, 254
zoologists/zoology departments, 221
Untrustworthiness
Also Sprach Zarathustra, F. N. Nietzsche, 3
Brachypelma emilia, 137
Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 158
Uplands, 174
Uplistings, 241
Urbanization, habitat threat, 236
Urchins, sea, 44
Urea, 42
Urethane, 110
Uric acid, 42
Urinary incontinence, 118
Urine/urinate
causing hoof disease in horses, 4
excreta de araña, 4
mierda de araña, 4
tarantulas do not, 43
Uropygi, 59, 60
Urticating bristles
baldness, 24, 29, 84
choosing pet tarantulas, 100-102, 106, 107, 139
correlated with geographic origins, 21, 102
defense system, 12, 19, 20, 86, 89, 102, 142
detailed discussion, 19
employment/effect, 20
growth and development, 24, 30, 84, 86
handling a tarantula, 20, 100-102, 106, 107, 139, 142
human responses, 20, 21, 102, 106, 107, 139, 142
humans eating tarantulas, 95
itching powder, 20, 97
Lasiodora parahybana, 139
molting, 24, 29, 31, 84
nest fortification, 71
ophthalmic trauma, 21
Pseudotheraphosa apophysis, 139
respiratory trauma, 19-21
selective breeding, 205, 209
tabloid treatment, 20
Theraphosa blondi, 139, 142
Uruguay black tarantula, 271
USP, 159
Utensils, 148, 149, 219, 220


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v/v, 148
Vagabond tarantulas, 70, 74, 174-176, 179
Valves
autotomy, 31
cardiac, 37
compressed gas cylinders, 156
Varnishes, 110, 149
Vegetation, 135, 175, 186
Vehicles
patient not driving, 145
preparation for field trips, 183
Veils, 46, 77, 174, 186
Veins/veinlets, 36, 37, 161
Veldts, 6, 70, 79, 93, 243
Velvet red rump tarantula, 267
Velvet tarantula, 269
Venezuela, South America, 95, 96, 118
Venezuelan green bottle-blue tarantula, 268
Venezuelan tiger tarantula, 272
Venoms
Brachypelma emilia, 137
captive/pet tarantulas, 145
centipedes, 182
concentrations, 143
de-venomized, 142, 145
definition of Araneae, 59
frequency/quantity injected, 4, 142, 143, 145
glands, associated organs, 14, 59, 145
medical treatment, 145
poisonous versus venomous, 142
possession by spiders, 142
possession by Tarantula, 3
possession by tarantulas, 21, 142
qualities/components, 143
sensitivity, humans, 143, 146
sensitivity, rodents', 145, 146
symptoms, 4, 143, 145
tarantulas versus scorpions, 145
toxicity, 100, 103, 106, 139, 140, 143, 145, 146
venom duct pores, 16
Venomous snakes, 179, 182, 183
Vents/ventilation
affecting humidity, 116, 123, 133, 135, 162, 198, 201-203, 223
affecting temperature, 121, 123, 180
anesthetics/glues/organic solvents, 155, 156, 158
arboreal tarantulas, 134
cages/cases/containers, 111, 118, 123, 133, 134, 149, 173, 180, 190, 198, 201-203, 223
necessity/consequences, 123, 133, 162, 202
sealing against ants, 169
seeking escaped tarantulas, 171
Vermiculite, 113, 114, 117, 124, 126, 133, 134, 162, 201, 203, 211, 215, 217, 219, 224
Vermin, 113-115, 126, 132, 135, 152, 165, 169
Vertebrates
body organization, 12
circulatory systems, 36-38
CITES administration, 243
disease transmission, 165
food for tarantulas, 2, 74
inbreeding, 204
interpretation of animal, 181
ovulation, 85
skeletal systems, 34
tarantula collection data, 187
Vessels, bowl shaped, 212
Vestigial wings, 221, 222
Veterans, 107, 114, 209
Veterinarians
anesthesia, 155, 156
paraphernalia, 161
product approval, 158
Ringer's solutions, 159, 160
stopping hemorrhages, 158
supply sources, 155, 158, 160, 161
surgery, 156, 157
suturing, 157
Vials
collecting specimens, 187
spiderlings, rearing, 217, 219, 220, 229, 230
spiderlings, shipping, 190
Vibrations
sensing, 36, 77, 126
stridulation, sexual, 91
stridulation, warning, 21
thumping, sexual, 91
thumping, warning, 91
Video recording, 91, 228
Vinegar, 156
Vinegaroons
giant, 59
Uropygi, 59, 60
whipscorpion, 59, 60
Violators
CITES provisions, 242
postal service regulations, 189
rules against inbreeding, 204
trespassers, 181
Violet, gentian, 163
Viruses, as a taxon, 57
Vision, 35, 138
Vitalius roseus, common names, 273
Vitamin nutritional supplementation, 198-200, 203
Vogelspinne
derivation, 2
European, common name for tarantulas, 1, 2
Voi baboon tarantula, 268
Voi red rump baboon tarantula, 268
Volume per volume, 148


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Wads, cotton, 125
Walking
after molting, 88
sticks/snake sticks, 174
up glass, 22
Wandering
ants, 169
hemocytes, 37
mites, 167
tarantula collectors, 68
tarantulas, captive, 118
tarantulas, colony initiators, 73
tarantulas, females, 73
tarantulas, male, 6, 80-82, 170, 176, 200, 237, 243
tarantulas, offspring/spiderlings, 73
tarantulas, shipping, 190
tarantulas, vagabonds/nomads, 74, 179
Warehouses
carrier's, 191
dealers, 230
dock workers, 6
Warnings
color/adornments, 11
defensive, bristles, 207
signals, stridulation, 21
signals, thumping, 90
Washes, desert/dry, 73, 186
Washing
alcohol, 148
ants' trails, 169
artificial turf carpeting, 115
cages, 132, 166, 168
chlorine bleach solution, 166
decorations/ornaments, 119, 168, 210
detergents/soaps, 115, 119, 132, 148, 166, 196, 210
enthusiasts, 21, 149, 170
habitat destruction, 237
hands, 21, 148
implements/tools, 148
tarantulas, 152, 166
water dishes, 128
Washington, D. C., United States, 63
Washington, USA (state), 193
Wasps, spider, 89, 90, 129, 163, 164, 182
Waste
in the substrate, 113, 133
litter, 184
Malpighian tubules, 40
metabolic, 133
nitrogenous, 42, 43
removed by the keeper, 132, 133
Water
access to water, 75, 76, 121, 124, 127, 128
care of captive tarantulas, 14, 124, 125, 127, 128, 155, 156, 203
catching wild tarantulas, 72, 173, 176, 182
climbing abilities, 22
collection data, 186
colony size, 73
cotton wads/balls, 125, 180
courses/dry washes, 73
crickets, 125
dehydrated tarantulas, 150, 151, 159
details discussed, 124
dishes, 42, 107, 116, 121, 123-125, 128, 134, 150, 166, 198, 202, 203
drinking, 124, 127, 150
drowning, 125, 155, 166
eye washing, 21
fouling, 125, 199, 203
humidity regulation, 116, 119, 123, 125, 126, 134, 151, 152, 198, 202, 203
incubators/incubating eggsacs, 217
losses, 11, 12, 124, 150
metabolic, 42
microwave ovens, 166
misting/spraying, 119, 151, 152
molting, 89, 151
necessity, 76, 108, 121, 124, 127, 128, 154
nitrogenous wastes, 42, 43
nutritional supplements, 199
on field trips, 182, 183
preserving tarantulas, 188
Psocoptera/psocids, 168
pumps, 223
rearing spiderlings, 217, 219, 223
shipping living tarantulas, 125, 190
silk production, 47
slate chips/pebbles, 125, 166
sponges, 125, 180
submersion, 121
substrates, 114, 217, 219, 223
thawing frozen rodents, 130
tolerance for aridity, 133
weight percent, 151, 188
Water buffalo, 75, 182
Water spiders, 47
Waterfleas, 57
Waterfowl, 237
Wax coating, 12
Waxworms, 129, 200
Waybills, 191
Weapons/weaponry
bees and wasps, stings, 129
chelicerae and fangs, 14, 15, 52
mice, teeth, 129
Weather, 4, 48, 78, 121, 125, 134, 168, 174, 182, 184, 187, 190, 210
Web/webbing
arboreal species, 133
brood webs, 203, 211-213
burrows, 82, 83, 133, 174
cobwebs, 47
designs, 209
eggsacs, illustrated, 212, 213
feeding, 46, 47, 76
molting cradle, 24
orb, 76
production/removal, 132, 211
sperm webs , 43, 78, 80-82, 88, 178, 205, 206, 208
while mating, chemotactic qualities, 82
while mating, courting, 83
Websites, 248-250
Weeds/weeding
arboreal tarantulas, 262
defective spiderlings, 194
hierba, 4
killers, 130
Weights
body, compared with silk production, 47
body, egg production, 203
body, fasting, 131, 151
body, starvation, 155
covers/lids, securing, 111, 112
formula, 160
jars/vials, 217, 218
percentage of water, 151
sensing, 36
substrates, 114
Welds/welding
galvanized mesh/screen, 110
gloves, 173
scar tissue, 152
supplies sources, 156
West African Feather Leg Baboon Tarantula, 273
Wet/wetness
catching wild tarantulas, 176
collection data, 174, 187
details discussed, 124
incubating eggsacs, 213, 215
intensive care units, 149, 150
microwave ovens, 166
molting, 152, 153
rearing spiderlings, 223, 229
shipping tarantulas, 180
substrates, 114, 132, 203, 223, 229
tarantulas' abhorrence/aversion, 125, 176
weather, 4
Wheat flour, 158
Whipscorpions
Amblypygi, 60
Microwhipscorpions, 60
Palpigrada, 60
Schizomida, 60
Shorttailed whipscorpions, 60
tailless, 60, 65, 87
Uropygi, 59, 60
vinegaroons, 59, 60
Whiskey, 187
White
black and white, photographs, 254
blood cells, 37
mites, 165, 198, 218
paper, 189
patches, 39
rhinoceroses, 243, 244
spiderlings, 220
strings, 51
Whitecollared tarantula, 268
Whitetoe tarantula, 265
Wholesale/wholesalers, pet/tropical fish industry, 108, 190
Widow spiders, 3, 4, 6, 65, 145, 146
Wildlife
authorities, 167, 221
collection, exportation, importation, 181, 240, 242, 243
conservation/protection, 239, 240, 244
dangerous, 183
extinction, 175, 236, 240
habitats, 184, 244
interests, 167, 244
international trade, 240, 242, 243
management, 242
photographers/photography, 252
publications, 198
Windows
automobile, 180
burrows, 116, 118
cage placement, 121
cages, 110
screen, 118, 169
Windscorpions, 58, 60
Wine bottle, exotic, 44
Winter
caring for tarantulas, 121
catching wild tarantulas, 182
dormant period, 85, 88
home heating, 122, 214, 224
male's longevity/survival, 78, 84, 89
mating season, 84, 205, 206
Wire
cage covers/lids, 112
cages, mesh, 110
catching wild tarantulas, 173, 176, 177
Wishbone spiders, 61
Witch doctory, 147
Wolf spider, 65, 174
Wood/wooden
cage covers, 112
cages, 110, 118
cedar, 110
driftwood, castaways, 69
driftwood, decorations, 120
Woodcuts, see also "Mérian, Madame Maria Sybilla"), 2, 3, 4
Woodlice, 135
Woolly tarantula, 266
World Wide Web, 99, 228, 249
World's largest spiders, 5, 139
Worms
earth/fishing, 130
flatworms, 164
mealworms, common, 127, 131, 151, 198, 200
mealworms, giant, 129
parasitic, 162, 164
roundworms, 44, 164
segmented, 18, 44
waxworms, 129, 200
Wounds
bites, 143
catching wild tarantulas, 177
deep/open, 148, 149
treating, 157, 158
Writing
articles for publication, 220, 251, 253-255
common names, 262
copyrights, 255
creative writing courses, 255
epitaphs, 183
Latin, 64
letters to the editor, 220
peer review, 62
permissions for publication, 256
scientific names, 262
Wyoming, Jackson, 158


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Xenesthis immanis
commensal frog, 74
common names, 273
Xenesthis monstrosa, common names, 273


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Yard
measure, sensory range, 36
measure, tarantula's size, 5
sale, 247
Yardstick, 49
Yellow backed chocolate birdeater, 271
Yellow banded bird spider, 265
Yellow banded birdeater, 269
Yellow edged birdeater, 269
Yellow Flame Knee Tarantula, 268
Yellowbacked ornamental tarantula, 271
Yellowtoe tarantula, 265
Yogurt cups, 173, 177, 180, 207
Yolk, 28, 29
Yucatan rustrump tarantula, 266


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Zambian baboon tarantula, 272
Zambian gray baboon tarantula, 272
Zambian gray tarantula, 272
Zapata, Texas, 265
Zarathustra, Also Sprach, 3, 96
Zimbabwe gray tarantula, 272
Zimbabwe grayish-yellow baboon spider, 272
Zip-Loc plastic bags, 189
Zone, temperate, 1
Zoological Nomenclature, International Commission, 63, 263
Zoological Nomenclature, Rules of, 63
Zoologists/zoology instructors, 2
Zoology
laboratories/departments, 221
text books, 170
Zoology, International Congress of, 63
Zophobus morio, 129
Zuni, 96


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